Earthquakes struck New Madrid,Missouri during the winter of 1811-1812 and changed the course of what?

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Probably a river. What river is nearby?
Im not sure im trying to find it on google and can't find the right one
http://www.google.com/search?gcx=w&ix=c2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=map+new+madrid+missouri

Read through SEVERAL of the links in there until you find it.
As Writeacher suggested, look at the closest major river in this region.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0117/Mississippi-Delta-earthquake-America-s-Haiti-waiting-to-happen
IT could be several rivers like the Mississippi River the Missouri River the Ohio River, and maybe even the Colorodo River