Molly is named for the Great Molasses Flood that occurred in the North End on January 15, 1919. A large iron tank held nearly 2.5 million gallons of molasses. That day, the tank burst open. The molasses flowed down the streets of the North End at about 35 miles per hour. Twenty-one people were killed in the flood and over 150 were injured. You may be asking yourself “who needs that much molasses?” Well, molasses was the main ingredient in distilling alcohol back in 1919 and the ironic thing about the date on which the flood took place was that it was the day before the 18th amendment was ratified, starting prohibition. Molly was named by Boston Duck Tours History Officer, James Healy and christened in 1999 at our Prudential Center Duck Stop.