Mega Cave; SS Sultana Disaster; General Lloyd Tilghman
Season 20 Episode 8 | 27m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the SS Sultana disaster, which claimed the lives of 1,800 Civil War POWs.
The greatest maritime disaster in U.S. history occurred on April 27, 1865, when the steamship SS Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River and an estimated 1,800 passengers died, including 194 from Kentucky; in Paducah, a historical marker honors engineer and Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman; a visit to Louisville's Mega Cavern, approximately 100 acres of underground fun.
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Mega Cave; SS Sultana Disaster; General Lloyd Tilghman
Season 20 Episode 8 | 27m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
The greatest maritime disaster in U.S. history occurred on April 27, 1865, when the steamship SS Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River and an estimated 1,800 passengers died, including 194 from Kentucky; in Paducah, a historical marker honors engineer and Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman; a visit to Louisville's Mega Cavern, approximately 100 acres of underground fun.
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Kentucky Life is a local public television program presented by KET
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