The Sultana Disaster Museum occupies a tiny space for such a huge disaster. The 1,000-square-foot museum in Marion honors those who died in the United States' biggest maritime disaster. On April 27, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – When you think of devastating maritime disasters, for many, the Titanic tragedy of 1912 instantly comes to mind. But 47 years before that, some historians believe an even ...

“Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana” by Gene Eric Salecker (Naval Institute Press) Nearly 1,200 people perished when the steamship Sultana exploded and burned in the early morning hours of April 27, ...

The Sultana, a side-paddle steamboat, is shown above, obviously overloaded. The boat sank in the Mississippi River near Marion, Ark., across the river from Memphis, Tenn., in 1865. (Photo Provided) In ...

Jeff Kollath, the executive director of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, is stepping down. On Thursday, the museum announced that Kollath would be leaving his post on June 30, after more than ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – When you think of devastating maritime disasters, for many, the Titanic tragedy of 1912 instantly comes to mind. But 47 years before that, some historians believe an even ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – When you think of ...