Population (2010) 3,127 Introduction New Madrid (pronounced MAD-rid) is best known for being at the epicenter of a powerful series of earthquakes, but it is also an old community along the Middle Mississippi that traces its roots back to the Spanish colonial days. Take some time to get to
The Great River Road in Missouri passes through historic small towns, like internationally famous Hannibal, but if you get just a little off the highway, you can easily find dense bottomland forests, sand bars, overlooks, and great hikes. Scroll through the images in this gallery to help figure out what you want to visit next.
The river seems as wide as a sea at New Madrid, Missouri (photo taken Dec 2013). See more pictures here. Mississippi River at New Madrid MIssouri
Marking the 200th anniversary of the last of the large earthquakes along the New Madrid fault.
