OLDEST - Continuously Published Newspaper in the United States - Hartford, CT
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A plaque outside the gate to the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, CT commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Hartford Courant. the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMHPNP
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2013
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The Hartford Courant Connecticut's largest daily newspaper. It is also the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. The paper was originally called the Connecticut Courant and started published weekly on October 29, 1764, thereby claiming the title as the oldest in the U.S. Its slogan is "older than the nation". The word Courant is a old Dutch term for an English language newspaper.
A bronze plaque embedded in the side walk on Main Street is inscribed:
NEAR THIS SITE
THE HARTFORD COURANT
THIS NATION'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
OF CONTINUOUS PUPLICATION
WAS ESTABLISHED
OCTOBER 29, 1764
THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED
TO MARK THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
IN BEHALF OF
A GRATEFUL CITIZENRY
BY THE
GREATER HARTFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: Near Ancient Burying Ground - Main and Gold Streets
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