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Civil War | Museum

St. Charles Museum

Arkansas

608 Broadway Avenue
St. Charles, AR 72140, USA

Website: https://www.arkansas.com/st-charles-museum

This town was the site of the single shot that disabled the ironclad, USS Mound City. The shot caused the steam drum to explode, killing 125 men. A monument stands in the center of Broadway Street and commemorates fallen Union and Confederate soldiers. The museum interprets the events.

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