It may sound like a laughing matter, but it was not.  A 25 foot tall wall of molasses was moving through the streets of Boston at 35 miles per hour.  We go to Commercial Street were the tragedy unfolded and explore the changes in our world as a result. 

It may sound like a laughing matter, but it was not.&nbsp; A 25 foot tall wall of molasses was moving through the streets of Boston at 35 miles per hour.&nbsp; We go to Commercial Street were the tragedy unfolded and explore the changes in our world as a result.&nbsp;

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

American Countryside

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

There is a large painting hanging in the historical society museum in Montpelier, Ohio depicting the role three gentlemen had in thwarting Benedict Arnold’s plan to betray his country.  So why does such a picture hang here, hundreds of miles from where the event took place?

There is a large painting hanging in the historical society museum in Montpelier, Ohio depicting the role three gentlemen had in thwarting Benedict Arnold&rsquo;s plan to betray his country.&nbsp; So why does such a picture hang here, hundreds of miles from where the event took place?

The Williams County, Ohio History Museum

The term is used countless times each winter yet most of us don’t know where it originated.  It turns out the man who invented the phrase had plenty of experience with it...

The term is used countless times each winter yet most of us don&rsquo;t know where it originated.&nbsp; It turns out the man who invented the phrase had plenty of experience with it...

The Origins of Wind Chill

Along the New York – Connecticut border you’ll find a statue in tribute to Sybil Ludington.  Perhaps you’ve not heard of her, but the daring ride was similar to that of Paul Revere, yet the story went unnoticed for decades...

Along the New York &ndash; Connecticut border you&rsquo;ll find a statue in tribute to Sybil Ludington.&nbsp; Perhaps you&rsquo;ve not heard of her, but the daring ride was similar to that of Paul Revere, yet the story went unnoticed for decades...

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

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