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New Sultana Museum takes in lives lost and lives lived after 1865 disaster on Mississippi River

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Source: The Daily Memphian

Published November 14, 2026

The $12 million museum chronicles the 1865 riverboat explosion’s casualties, survivors, rescuers and Civil War history. It opens Saturday, Nov. 14, in Marion, Arkansas.

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