Powder house explosion killed two and rattled the city
Second Look: A paper's history of Northern New York
English - April 25, 2019 18:24 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary newyork newspapers dailytimes history localhistory newspaper northcountry watertown watertownnewyork Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Windows of homes were blasted out, a bicycle rider was thrown to his knees and people miles away felt the shock as a massive pile of gunpowder exploded on the eastern side of town. Join us as we discuss this horrific disaster and how the city remains impacted.
Hosted by Christina Knott and Kelly Burdick. Intro/Outro music from Lithics. Editing is by Christina Knott.
Special thanks to friend of the show, Larry, for his suggestion of today's topic.
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