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• Cases of muskets packed in their original containers were dumped into the river about 20 miles below Memphis. 

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Guide to Treasure in Tennessee

• The Robert E. Lee sank a few miles from Memphis. It has not been salvaged. 

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• The Shiloh sank at the Memphis dock but has not been salvaged. 

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• Several ships were sunk during the Civil War at and near Memphis that have not been salvaged. 

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• The Sultana exploded killing 1,547 lives and taking a rumored $70,000 to the bottom near Memphis. 

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• The Corsican sank in 1830 taking $300,000 in gold and silver with her. 

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• $43,000 in stolen Postal money is supposedly buried in or near Memphis. 

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