The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.
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I felt the Illinois earthquake — and remembered the day a quack shut down the Midwest
I felt the Illinois earthquake — and remembered the day a quack shut down the Midwest ...
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