Ice made modern cities possible.

Ice made modern cities possible. “On the morning of February 13th, 1806, Tudor departed Boston Harbor, carrying with him over 80 metric tonnes of ice, the first shipment of its kind. The Boston Gazette ran an article that read, “No joke. A vessel has cleared at the Custom House with a cargo of ice. We hope this will not prove a slippery speculation.” After nearly three weeks at sea, Tudor’s ship arrived, and to his relief, around half of the ice had survived the trip.” ~ learn more