Nutfield, NH Earthquake, Nov 1755
THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK on Nov. 18, 1755, was so severe in Nutfield that Moses Barnett, the town clerk, felt that some mention o it should be made in the records. This is the entry he made, and it is the only authentic account which has been handed down of that memorable event: "on Tusday(sic) nobr(sic) ye(sic) 1755 at foure(sic) aclock(sic) in the morning and ten minets(sic) there was an Extrornary(sic) Shock of An Earthquaik(sic) and continuous afterwards with smaller shocks."
Willey's semi-centennial book of Manchester, 1846-1896 : and Manchester edition of the Book of Nutfield : historic sketches of that part of New Hampshire comprised within the limits of the old Tyng Township, Nutfield, Harrytown, Derryfield, and Manchester, from the earliest settlements to the present time; Manchester, N.H.: G.F. Willey, 1896, page 274
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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