The "Hard Shock:" The New Madrid Earthquakes.

A Time of Great Terror for Sinners...

The largest recorded earthquakes in the history of the US east of the Rocky Mountains are still somewhat of a mystery to both scientists and historians, but the few first-hand accounts from this then sparsely populated land paint a grim picture indeed. 

The History Guy Comments -

-Near the end I say, "Great comet of 1911," which, of course, should have been "1811."  I apologize for the error. I also mentioned John Reynolds family feeling the shock. As several viewers have noted, Vincennes is in Indiana, not Illinois.  However, while his autobiography says he had travelled from Vincennes, the family cabin was actually in Goshen Settlement, near Kaskaskia, Illinois, considerably closer to New Madrid than Vincennes.  Again, I apologize for the error.

-My family (French Canadian) settled about 5 miles north of New Madrid in 1792 through a Spanish land grant. As far as what records still exist, which are few, they survived the quake only loosing several hundred acres to the river. William Clark, Governor of the territory granted ground to replace what was lost on what was then the west side of what is now Sikeston, Mo.  I’m now trustee of the original Spanish land grant north of New Madrid. The farm has been in my family now for 230 yrs.


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