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Tag: January

The Cold Friday of January 19, 1810

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Portrayal of the cold day and a Winter scene by George Henry Durrie

The Cold Friday on Jan. 19, 1810 brought terrible winds and frigid temperature. Many people froze to death while traveling along the highways. Houses, barns and vast numbers of timber trees were blown down or broken to pieces.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1810, January

Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapses and burns, killing workers; January 10, 1860

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

The collapse of the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence is the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history. On Tuesday afternoon January 10, 1860, hundreds of men, women, and children were buried alive in the ruins.

Posted in Fires, History, TragediesTagged 1860, January, lawrence, mill

Central Street in ashes, January 13, 1894

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
1894 Central Street fire, Ipswich MA

Early in the morning of Jan. 13, 1894, several businesses on Central Street went up in flames. Three months later the other end of Market St. burned, and the town finally voted to build a water system.

Posted in Fires, History, RoadsTagged 1894, Ipswich Neighbors, January, town government

Boston’s Great Molasses Flood, January 15, 1919

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Boston Post molasses explosion January 16, 1919

On January 15, 1919, people in Boston's North End were startled by a loud rumbling noise. They watched in horror as a five-story tank broke apart, unleashing a wave of molasses 15 feet high and 160 feet wide.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1919, Boston, January

January 12, 1912: Lawrence Bread and Roses strike

January 10, 2022November 12, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Lawrence textile "Bread and Roses" strike marchers

On January 12, 1912, the labor protest later known as the "Bread and Roses" strike began in Lawrence, MA. Violent methods were used to suppress the protest, but the strikers maintained their solidarity.

Posted in History, VideoTagged 1912, January, labor strike, lawrence, mill

The Marblehead smallpox riot, January 1774

January 1, 2022March 3, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
The Marblehead smallpox riot

In 1773, the selectmen ordered all houses where the disease had appeared to be closed, and dogs to be killed immediately. The fears of the inhabitants increased when permission was granted to build a smallpox hospital on Cat Island.

Posted in History, Revolutionary WarTagged 1774, conspiracy, epidemic, January, Marblehead, Smallpox

Mason’s Claim

May 28, 2021March 24, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

On January 4, 1681, John T. Mason presented the King's letter to the General Court, which ordered "all said tenants" to appear in Ipswich. If an ancient claim was confirmed, every land title would be worthless and a landed medieval system known as "quit-rents" could be grafted upon New England.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1683, Court, fear, insanity, January

Wreck of the Hesperus, Dec.15, 1839

January 3, 2021March 24, 2023 Gordon Harris18 Comments

"It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughtèr, To bear him company."

Posted in Legends, Shipwrecks, StormsTagged 1839, Gloucester, Hesperus, January, Norman's Woe

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