The History of Mussel Island, the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893 revisited

Sep 14, 2023 · 40m 20s
The History of Mussel Island, the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893 revisited
Chapters

01 · Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857

27s

02 · Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929

8m 48s

03 · Ownership of Mussel Island

16m 28s

04 · Stolen Speedboat, 1926

17m 23s

05 · Oysters and Spam

19m 31s

06 · Skelton's Morgue, Queens

20m 31s

07 · John Philip Sousa and the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893

22m 1s

08 · P. S. Gilmore

24m 39s

09 · The World's Fair and Manhattan Beach

25m 25s

10 · A Trip To Mars

25m 34s

11 · Actor George Fielding

25m 50s

12 · Understanding Gold vs. Silver and the Election of 1896: Free Silver and Sound Money

26m 47s

13 · The Spirit of the Times

30m 11s

14 · The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists

31m 17s

15 · William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, and New Hampshire's Mount Washington

35m 31s

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Mussel Island Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857 Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929 Ownership Stolen Speedboat, 1926 Oysters and Spam Additions to the LongIsland Railroad Disaster of 1893:...

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Mussel Island
Clam Peddlers As First Responders, 1857
Up Turbid and Congested Newtown Creek, 1929
Ownership
Stolen Speedboat, 1926
Oysters and Spam

Additions to the LongIsland Railroad Disaster of 1893:
Skelton's Morgue, Queens
John Philip Sousa and the Long Island Railroad Disaster of 1893
P. S. Gilmore
The World's Fair and Manhattan Beach
A Trip To Mars
Actor George Fielding
Understanding Gold vs. Silver and the Election of 1896: Free Silver and Sound Money
The Spirit of the Times
The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists
William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, and New Hampshire's Mount Washington

featuring: The Long Island Railroad Disaster fallout: John Philip Sousa, The Storming of Vicksburg, P. S. Gilmore, The World's Fair, Gold Versus Silver in 1896, A Trip To Mars, George Phelan, The Spirit of the Times and The Big Bear School of Southern Humorists; Edgar Allan Poe, William Faulkner; New Hampshire's Mount Washington and the Disappearances of William B. Curtis, the Father of Athletics, the Fresh Air Club, the New York Athletic Club; Seafood; Peter Cooper Union; Gelatine Jello created; Brooklyn Union Gas Company; undertakers; Skelton's Morgue.


Exploding Brooklyn focuses on North Brooklyn's industrial history in Greenpoint and Williamsburg on Newtown Creek; and the people who lived and died amidst industrial mayhem as this backwoods of New York City became an epicenter of shipping and commerce.

Exploding Brooklyn is the first podcast from Tripping Balls Through History - podcasts using newspapers and media to bring old true stories to light.

Official: trippingballsthroughhistory.com
Ig: @trippingballsthroughhistory
bonus content at Patreon: patreon.com/TrippingBallsThroughHistory
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