Spirit of Jefferson explained

Spirit of Jefferson
Type:Weekly newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:1844
Publisher:Craig See
Headquarters:114 N Charles St.
Charles Town, WV 25414
Circulation:4,200
Circulation Date:2016
Circulation Ref:[1]
Sister Newspapers:Hampshire Review
Oclc:12889829

Spirit of Jefferson is an independent, weekly newspaper covering Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. Originally two separate papers, "The Spirit of Jefferson", first published in 1844, and "The Farmer's Advocate", first published in 1890. were both sold to Ralph Dorsey in 1935.[2] In 1948, the two papers were merged.[3] [4] It is the longest-running newspaper in West Virginia.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory. West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  2. News: Two Charles Town Newspapers Sold. 6 June 1935. The News Leader.
  3. News: Weekly Papers Merge. 30 January 1948. The Raleigh Register.
  4. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059780/ Library of Congress "Spirit of Jefferson farmers advocate"
  5. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026788/ Library of Congress "About Spirit of Jefferson"