Property Details for Former Marion Gymnasium

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
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Property Alias

Sultana Disaster Museum

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

255074

Property Address

54 East Military Road MARION, AR 72364

Size

.86

Parcel Numbers

222037000000

Latitude/Longitude

35.21470859423965 / -90.19816591879268

Congressional District

Property Contact

Reyes, Elizabeth

Reyes.Elizabeth@epa.gov

214-665-3163

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality	RP01F50701	AR	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2018

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$3,117.00	09/23/2022	11/23/2022	Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality	Y	FY24

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $3,117.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $3,117.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

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Asbestos
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Cleaned Up
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Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
03/13/2023	$111,459.54	04/03/2023	Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality	Yes

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .86
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 0
EPA Cleanup Funding: $111,459.54
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Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $111,459.54

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA
02/21/2024	$750,000.00	Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
02/21/2024	$1,000,000.00	Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
02/21/2024	$500,000.00	Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Sultana Historical Preservation Society (SHPS) requested assistance from the Arkansas Brownfield Program for the former Marion Gymnasium property, located at the northeast intersection of Briarwood Street and East Military Road, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas.

The property is currently developed with a brick school auditorium/gymnasium, built in 1933. The City of Marion has acquired the property and, following renovations, will lease the building to SHPS to operate the future Sultana Disaster Museum.

The Sultana Disaster occurred on April 27, 1865, days after the end of the Civil War. The Sultana was a steamboat carrying Union prisoners of war back to Northern territory. Although designed to carry just 376 passengers, on the night of the disaster the Sultana was crowded with close to 2,000 Union troops. The boat's captain had recently opted to patch a leaky boiler rather than perform more extensive repairs. After departing from Memphis, Tennessee on April 27, near Marion, Arkansas, the steamboat's boilers exploded, destroying the center of the boat and starting a fire. Of the 2,200 passengers, 1,195 died immediately or as a result of the disaster. The Sultana Disaster was the worst maritime disaster in US history, but it was overshadowed at the time by the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, which had occurred the day before.

The Arkansas Brownfield Program provided TBA funding for a Phase I ESA. No RECs were identified, but asbestos and lead-based paint were previously identified at the property. The Arkansas Brownfield Program also funded a cleanup consisting of asbestos abatement, lead-based paint abatement/encapsulation, and removal of miscellaneous hazardous materials and universal wastes).

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (.86)

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State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional

04/26/2023