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FamilySearch Wiki - New Madrid County, Missouri.
Free online genealogical research guide for New Madrid County, Missouri.
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The New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-1812
With sudden total darkness, continually rolling earth, the sounds of thunder, and the smell of sulphur, many believed the Day of Judgement had arrived. Other spectacles were lakes disappearing while others were created by the changing course of the Mississippi River, sometimes occurring within only minutes. This is an eyewitness account of the most massive earthquake ever recorded in North America.
