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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
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Historical Documents on Light Rail Transportation in Boston:
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Snowstorms
The Blizzard of 1978 Revisited
A PowerPoint presentation from the National Weather Service.
How Thousands of Cars Got Trapped on Boston Highways in Blizzard of 1978 (Video)
This video shows the long line of vehicles trapped in the snow. Fourteen people died in their cars from carbon monoxide poisoning.
West Indian Hurricanes and the March Blizzard, 1888 (1889)
An scientific study of the meteorological conditions that created one of the region's worst snowstorms.
“Very like old fashioned March”: the Great Blizzard of 1888
A brief history of one of the worst snowstorms ever to hit the East Coast of the United States.
Fires
Boston Fire Trail
A walkable guide to the city’s fire and disaster history
Cocoanut Grove Fire – Special Section
Information, data, photographs, witness statements, and other historical data collected over the years since the 1942 fire.
Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Survivor Stories (Video)
Eyewitness accounts of the fire.
The Cocoanut Grove Revisited
This National Archives webpage examines the military-related aspects of the fire.
Digital Commonwealth: Great Boston Fire of 1872
Historic photos of the devastation.
Great Boston Fire of 1872
This Boston Fire Historical Society webpage provides an overview of the fire, with illustrations, a map of the burned area, and links to contemporary accounts of the disaster.
Report Concerning the Cocoanut Grove Fire, November 28, 1942
A forensic report on the nightclub fire that claimed 492 lives.
The Story of the Cocoanut Grove Fire
An illustrated overview of the fire from the Boston Fire Historical Society.
The Molasses Flood (1919)
BPL: Molasses Disaster
Photos and contemporary newspaper accounts of the event.
Great Boston Molasses Flood
This article describes the fatal consequences of a tank failure in Boston's North End that resulted in the deaths of 21 people.
Here's What Boston Looked Like after a Deadly Wave of Molasses Swallowed the North End
A photo essay of the disaster.
Blackstrap Molasses as Raw Material for Biochemical Industries (1938)
This book describes the various industrial and military uses for molasses.
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