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Historical group works to memorialize Sultana shipwreck with museum, coins
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March 30, 2023March 30, 2023City News

Historical group works to memorialize Sultana shipwreck with museum, coins

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The Sultana, loaded down with excess passengers. Courtesy | Facebook The Sultana Historical Preservation Society is campaigning to open a museum in Marion, Arkansas and dedicate a commemorative coin to the 1865 Sultana shipwreck. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in United States history and killed nearly 1,200 people, including 67 Civil War soldiers from...

Hillsdale’s ‘buried treasure’: Student works with ancient coins
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October 5, 2017July 12, 2022Campus, Features, Features 2017, Homepage - Features

Hillsdale’s ‘buried treasure’: Student works with ancient coins

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Every week, senior Katie Hillery ducks into Mossey Library to research and catalog some of the college’s lesser-known resources: the Alwin C. Carus Coin Collection, the Brauer coin collection, and the Gleeson coin collection. Altogether, the three collections consist of more than 2,000 coins, yet Hillery said few students are aware of their existence. As...