Dietrick Lamade - Williamsport, PA
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N 41° 14.377 W 077° 00.261
18T E 332038 N 4567294
German-born publisher...
Waymark Code: WM6H4A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2009
Views: 6
German-born publisher of the Sunday Grit, for many years a national "family newspaper." He founded it in 1882; this site was its home after 1889. He built Grit on a "good news" concept, an appeal to rural tastes, and a nationwide network of young carriers.
Marker Name: Dietrick Lamade
County: Lycoming
Date Dedicated: 11/23/1996
Marker Type: City
Location: W. 3rd. & Williams Sts., Williamsport
Category: Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Publishing
Website: Not listed
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