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New Madrid
Civic
1810s
c. 1811
New Madrid, MO
Verbatim Passage from Source
"New Madrid, situated on the Mississippi River, was the center of this disturbance and its most severe tremors occured within 75 miles of that town."
— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1811)
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What We Know From This Source
A town described as the center of the 1811-12 earthquake activity.
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