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 > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html