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The Dempseytown Nitro Explosion of January 1930

On January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 By Jessica HilburnIn History & Obituaries7 Comments

Hauling nitroglycerin to its destination caused a person to take their life into their own hands. It was a job that Worthy Sullivan did not survive on his forty-second birthday, January 27, 1930.

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