Third Street (Mark Twain’s earthquake)

Mark Twain describes living through an earthquake while walking down Third Street, in Roughing It (1872). He doesn’t say which corner, so this pin is approximate.

Source: Roughing It (1872), chapter 58 · via Project Gutenberg

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The entire front of a tall four-story brick building in Third street sprung outward like a door and fell sprawling across the street,…

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