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The Battle of Jamaica Plain (episode 79)

The Battle of Jamaica Plain (episode 79)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History


The Battle of Jamaica Plain (episode 79)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
May 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What started as a simple holdup in a bar in Jamaica Plain in 1908 soon turned into a bloody battle, as a small group of radical anarchists engaged hundreds of Boston Police officers in a series of running gun fights across the neighborhood. The shootouts and a bloody siege at Forest Hills Cemetery left a total of 11 wounded and two dead. Most of the suspects escaped, only to be killed years later by British soldiers on the streets of London under the command of Winston Churchill himself.  Listen now!

Show notes at HUBhistory.com/079
Released:
May 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Where two history buffs go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston, the hub of the universe.