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That is the first I've ever heard of the New Madrid quake causing landsides to create the Domes in WNC. What is the source for that theory?

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"That is the first I've ever heard of the New Madrid quake causing landsides to create the Domes in WNC"

The New Madrid quake had nothing to do with the quake in Charleston, SC in 1886 (7.6), and the Midlands quake in 1913. There is a complex system of faults that follow the Ashley River and others. The "domes" were not so much created by this Charleston quake of 1886, but were exposed by it... the shallow topsoil, trees and vegetation broke loose and slid to the bottom. This is part of the history of Whiteside Cove in Jackson and Transylvania Counties. "Old Baldie," directly behind the High Hampton Inn and Country Club, is an example of this.

http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/1886EQ/sc37.html

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"That is the first I've ever heard of the New Madrid quake causing landsides to create the Domes in WNC"

The New Madrid quake had nothing to do with the quake in Charleston, SC in 1886 (7.6), and the Midlands quake in 1913. There is a complex system of faults that follow the Ashley River and others. The "domes" were not so much created by this Charleston quake of 1886, but were exposed by it... the shallow topsoil, trees and vegetation broke loose and slid to the bottom. This is part of the history of Whiteside Cove in Jackson and Transylvania Counties. "Old Baldie," directly behind the High Hampton Inn and Country Club, is an example of this.

http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/1886EQ/sc37.html

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"Old Baldie"

That's what they called the mountain in the children's programs, etcetera at High Hampton. It's a nickname. I believe it's formally known as Rock Mountain. I'm not claiming that all the exposed granite domes in the NC mountains are a result of the Charleston quake, jus these in the southern highlands area, Jackson and Transylvania Counties, bordering SC and GA.