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🎙️ Map of historic travels
In this episode of 'Talk With History,' hosts Scott and Jen transport listeners to April 1865, detailing the tragic and largely forgotten story of the Sultana disaster.
As a Mississippi Steamboat, the Sultana was overloaded with Union soldiers returning home from Confederate prisons. Just north of Memphis, the ship's boilers exploded, resulting in America's deadliest maritime disaster, with over 1,200 lives lost. The disaster was overshadowed by the news of John Wilkes Booth's death, thereby fading into obscurity.
Scott and Jenn discuss the historical context, the causes of the explosion, and visit the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion, Arkansas, which commemorates this tragic event.
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00:00 A Journey Back in Time: The Sultana Disaster
02:05 Introduction to Talk with History Podcast
03:07 The Overlooked Maritime Tragedy
05:50 The Sultana's Final Voyage
15:45 The Boiler Issues Begin
17:46 Overcrowding and Imminent Disaster
19:58 Riverboat Design Challenges
21:14 The Sultana's Final Voyage
23:25 Aftermath and Rescue Efforts
25:44 Identifying the Victims
27:33 Historical Overshadowing
29:42 Visiting the Sultana Disaster Museum
33:36 What happened to the men who caused this?
35:12 Remembering the Sultana
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🎙️ Map of historic travels
In this episode of 'Talk With History,' hosts Scott and Jen transport listeners to April 1865, detailing the tragic and largely forgotten story of the Sultana disaster.
As a Mississippi Steamboat, the Sultana was overloaded with Union soldiers returning home from Confederate prisons. Just north of Memphis, the ship's boilers exploded, resulting in America's deadliest maritime disaster, with over 1,200 lives lost. The disaster was overshadowed by the news of John Wilkes Booth's death, thereby fading into obscurity.
Scott and Jenn discuss the historical context, the causes of the explosion, and visit the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion, Arkansas, which commemorates this tragic event.
📍 Google Maps to Sultana Disaster Locations
🎥 Video version of this podcast
💬 Comment on this episode here
00:00 A Journey Back in Time: The Sultana Disaster
02:05 Introduction to Talk with History Podcast
03:07 The Overlooked Maritime Tragedy
05:50 The Sultana's Final Voyage
15:45 The Boiler Issues Begin
17:46 Overcrowding and Imminent Disaster
19:58 Riverboat Design Challenges
21:14 The Sultana's Final Voyage
23:25 Aftermath and Rescue Efforts
25:44 Identifying the Victims
27:33 Historical Overshadowing
29:42 Visiting the Sultana Disaster Museum
33:36 What happened to the men who caused this?
35:12 Remembering the Sultana
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⬇️ Help us keep the show going and explore history with us! ⬇️
☕️ Buy us a coffee 😁
🧳 Get free travel resources in your inbox.
TheHistoryRoadTrip.com
-------------------------------------------------------
📧 contact: [email protected]
Talk with History is a global Top 50 History podcast on Feedspot!

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