SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – For generations, rural residents in Northwest Louisiana have claimed that during the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 the Red River flowed backward, flooded ...

📅 Today in History: In 1812, the Mississippi River flowed backward for several hours, a so-called fluvial tsunami, after the strongest of a series of severe earthquakes near Missouri, estimated at ...

This was unveiled on 13th November 1884 and is signed by the sculptor H.H. Armstead R.A. The inscription reads: Archibald Campbell Tait Born Dec 21st 1811. Died Dec. 3rd 1882 He was born in Edinburgh, ...