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Beverly Falls's avatar

Another thing I never learned in school...

Thanks Heather Cox Richardson and all the contributors!

Linda is Livid's avatar

I’ve never heard of this bit of history before. Fascinating! Loving these videos.

Barbara Craig's avatar

Family from present day Missouri made sure that others learned the story, along with the "proper" local pronunciation: New MAD rid. All the emphasis is on MAD. The information made it easier to decide to live in California. Earthquakes can happen in so many places and may have.

CLE's avatar

Dr. Valencius was an excellent narrator. One of the best in this 250 series.

HarrisWalz FTW 2024's avatar

Thanks for this. I'm within the larger zone and haven't heard anything about this for a long time.