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New Madrid (/ ˈ m æ d r ɪ d / MAD-rid; Spanish: Nueva Madrid) is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,787 at the 2020 census. New Madrid is the county seat of New Madrid County. [4]
The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
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New Madrid, city, seat (1821) of New Madrid county, southeastern Missouri, U.S., on the Mississippi River, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Cairo, Ill. It originated as a French Canadian trading post about 1783. The town was initiated in 1789 by an American Revolutionary War veteran, George Morgan,
Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone is in the news after the National Guard held drills in downtown St. Louis about a potential magnitude 8.4 earthquake. Here's why.
Browse a list of scenic or historical sites in the New Madrid area. Tourism: Civil War in New Madrid ; River Walk Gallery; Higgerson School Historic Site; Hunter-Dawson Home State Historic Site; Missouri State Historical Society Marker; New Madrid County Veterans Park; New Madrid Historical Museum; New Madrid Visitors Guide (PDF)
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Tourism. Find more information about: Civil War in New Madrid. River Walk Gallery. Higgerson School Historic Site. Hunter-Dawson Home State Historic Site. Missouri State Historical Society Marker. New Madrid County Veterans Park. New Madrid Historical Museum.
Located on the Mississippi River in the former Kendall Saloon at the foot of Main Street, the New Madrid Historical Museum reflects the history of this river town from the Mississippian period up through the early 20th century.