ON APRIL 27, 1865 THE SULTANA, A 260 FOOT, WOODEN-HULLED STEAMBOAT, BURNED AND SANK ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. APPROXIMATELY 2400 PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD, SIX TIMES THE SHIPS LEGAL LIMIT, MORE THAN 1700 LIVES WERE LOST IN THE DISASTER. ...
Location34 PARK AVENUE WEST