“The Earthquake”
Date
2-17-1812
Newspaper
Norfolk Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Norfolk, Virginia
Serial Number
1003
Abstract
Account from Chickasaw Bluffs detailing the December 16, 1811 earthquake and its aftermath in the New Madrid area. Detailed account. Notes effects such as trees on the river bottom rising to the surface.
Recommended Citation
"“The Earthquake”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 973.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/973
