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The Unlikely Sultana Monument

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

April 27 marks the anniversary of the explosion of the riverboat Sultana, which blew up on this date in 1865 near Memphis, TN. Overloaded with more than 2,100 passengers—most of them paroled Union prisoners—she went down when three of her … Continue reading →

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