Sultana Disaster Museum

What a museum; what a story.

Incredible museum tuck away in downtown Marion, what a treasure. The best part is Nancy. She made the small museum SO big. The depth of her knowledge is amazing. Thank you Nancy. Great tour. Atta girl...

A Hidden Gem

A museum that tells a story that needs to be told. A small location that is moving to a larger one within a year, but you need to check this out at either place. Our visit included a lot of interactio...

A Little Known Maritime Disaster! 1200 Returning Civil War Union POWs Perished in MS River boat explosion.

We had read about the Civil War era steamboat Sultana, prior to visiting AR and planned to visit the museum to learn more about it. This small museum in Marion, had many artifacts and stories to tell....

A piece of history that should be shared!

What an unexpected find! The Sultana Disaster museum experience was personalized and informative. Melody was extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She told the history of this disaster through...

Crittenden Co. Gem!

This is a great little museum! It's a shame that this tragedy in history is not widely taught. Being from the area, I never learned about this incident until the Sultana museum came to Crittenden Co. ...