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

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.

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