Dear Mr. Wilson:
Thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I was aware of
the Martinsburg paper but had been unable to access it to see what it
contained. This information will help me to make a inquiries to find
the specific reports. I would have replied sooner but we had a 4.1
magnitude earthquake near Memphis the other day and I had to respond to
public querys about that event.
Sincerely
Kent Moran
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
University of Memphis
Wilson, Donald L wrote:
>There are apparently reports of the Earthquake in some surviving issues
>of the Martinsburg (W.Va.) Gazette:
>Issue/page/column
>32/3/3 (Dec. 27, 1811)
>33/6/3 (Jan. 3, 1812)
>39/2/4 (Feb. 14, 1812)
>50/2/4 (May 1, 1812)
>
>Reference: An Index for the Martinsburgh [sic] Gazette, volume XIII,
>1811-1812, by Robert A. Hodge (Fredericksburg, Va.: 1973), p. 7.
>
>We do not have microfilm of this newspaper so I am unable to give
>further details.
>
>Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
>Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History
>Prince William Public Library System
>Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue
>Manassas, VA 20109-2892
>703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: N.K. Moran [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:56 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: The New Madrid earthquake of February 7, 1812
>
>
>Dear Virginia list service readers:
> I had the pleasure of talking to Brent Tarter when he was in
>Memphis for the Southern History Association meeting. He suggested that
>I send this question to the list to see what is out there. I am a
>historian researching for any primary source information on the New
>Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812. They were felt all over the United
>States of the time with varying effects. At Richmond, for example, it
>caused suspended items to sway, dishes to rattle and awakened people
>from their sleep. At Norfolk it caused boats in the harbor to move and
>even to dislodge a pipe( barrel) of wine from its skids and cause it to
>roll. I have already looked at the existing Virginia newspapers for
>the time period but gaps in the information exist. I'm particularly
>interested in accounts from Western Virginia. This area should have
>felt the earthquakes but accounts are scarce from the area. The main
>quakes occurred on December 16, 1811, January 23, 1812, and February 7,
>1812.
> The reason for searching for these accounts is to see the effects
>the earthquakes had on the continental United States and to help refine
>how powerful the earthquakes were. Thanks for the help in advance
>Sincerely Kent Moran Center for Earthquake Research and Information
>University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee
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