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Episode 9: The Zoo Shipwreck (Dec 25, 2016)
Episode 9: The Zoo Shipwreck (Dec 25, 2016)
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16 minutes
Released:
Dec 25, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
There is a long history of shipwrecks in Boston Harbor. Many are terrifying, some are tragic. But one shipwreck is such an oddity that Boston hasn't stopped talking about it for the past 75 years. When a freighter called The City of Salisbury steamed into Boston Harbor in 1938, it was loaded with exotic, tropical zoo animals. When it ran aground near Graves Light, you'll never guess what happened next!
Show notes at: http://HUBhistory.com/009
Show notes at: http://HUBhistory.com/009
Released:
Dec 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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