Eyewitness accounts of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes provide some of the most accurate information about the
magnitude,
intensity and damage caused by the earthquakes.
Question 1:
Why are eyewitness accounts of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes so important?
Question 2:
Who was one of the most important eyewitnesses to the New Madrid earthquakes?
Question 3:
What famed naturalist witnessed the earthquake's effects in Kentucky?