“A letter to the editor...”
Date
2-21-1812
Newspaper
Western Intelligencer
Page and Column
Page 3 Column 2
Newspaper Location
Worthington, Ohio
Serial Number
1194
Abstract
Report from the Nashville Clarion that the December 16, 1811 earthquake was felt in Steward county and caused a small subsidence on Wells creek. Size of the subsidence was 20 to 50 square feet.
Transcript
A letter to the editor from a friend at Dover, Stewart county, states the same particulars of the earthquake as felt here, and concludes by observing "that a small piece of ground on Wells creek in this county, has sunk so as to form a kind of sink hole-the place is but about 20 or 30 feet square, but by the time the report reaches you it will be magnified to as many acres at least."
Recommended Citation
"“A letter to the editor...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1147.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1147
