FIRST -- Edition of the Standard newspaper, San Angelo TX
N 31° 27.815 W 100° 26.317
14R E 363322 N 3481875
The state historic marker for the San Angelo Standard newspaper, now known as the San Angelo Standard-Times and still in publication as of 2017
Waymark Code: WMV376
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2017
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The Standard-Times newspaper offices are located at 34 W Harris in downtown San Angelo TX
The state historic marker reads as follows:
"THE SAN ANGELO STANDARD
In 1884 J. G. Murphy and W. A. Guthrie, co-workers at the "San Angelo Enterprise", bought the weekly newspaper operation and began the "Standard". The first four-page edition was published on May 3 of that year. Early stories included coverage of frontier scalpings and the life of the Fort Concho soldier. The "Standard" became an eight-page newspaper within six months and continued as a weekly until 1905, when the first issue of the "Evening Daily Standard" appeared. The newspaper and its leaders have played major roles in the development of San Angelo and surrounding areas. (1984)"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/03/1884
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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