Event

United States Cartridge Company explosion

29 Jul 1903 · 42.62° N, 71.30° W

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When
29 Jul 1903
Kind
Event
Coordinates
42.62° N, 71.30° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, United States Cartridge Company explosion.

Summary

United States Cartridge Company explosion: The explosion of two explosives storage magazines destroys 70 homes, killing 22 residents of Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

United States Cartridge Company explosion

Explosion in Lowell, Massachusetts

The United States Cartridge Company explosion occurred on July 29, 1903, in present-day Lowell, Massachusetts. The explosion of two buildings used to store dynamite and gunpowder killed 22 people and destroyed 13 homes.

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