Crossword: The Sultana
In this April 26, 1865 photo, provided by the Library of Congress, the steamboat Sultana is docked on the Mississippi River at Helena, Ark. About 1,800 people died when the boat exploded the following night near Marion, Ark. (AP Photo/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, File)
The Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes recently interviewed the director of the Sultana Disaster Museum. To read more or listen to the conversation, click here.
A while back, The Daily Memphian ran an article about plans to build the museum, which includes details about the sinking of the steamboat. Click here to read it.
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