New Sultana Disaster Museum prepares to embark in Marion
A picture of the steamship Sultana greets visitors to the Sultana Disaster Museum, which memorializes the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, will open Nov. 14 at 114 Military Road in Marion, Ark. (Noah McLane/The Daily Memphian)
The Sultana Disaster Museum, which memorializes the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, opens in Marion on Nov. 14, with museum officials saying its success depends a lot on Memphis.
The museum, about 20 minutes from Downtown, tells the story of the Sultana — a steamship that exploded while carrying thousands of Union soldiers up the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, just a few miles north of Memphis.
Visitors will interact with stories of the Sultana disaster survivors, learn what led to the fateful explosion and captain their very own virtual steamboat and race against others.
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
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