Bastrop Advertiser, Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, 78602 - Newspaper Headquarters on Waymarking.com

In June 1852, Bastrop's Colorado Reveille Newspaper ended its brief run. In December of that year, William J. Cain, a young printer from Mississippi, bought the press and printing materials and started the Bastrop Advertiser. The newspaper began as a weekly publication from a shop on Main Street in March 1853. Thomas C. Cain took over the business when his brother retired, and his son, T.W. Cain, followed him as owner and editor. In 1920, Cain sold the paper, which was later owned by the J.O. Smith Family of Elgin. Except for a period during the Civil War, the paper has continuously served Bastrop residents. Through the years, the paper has focused on the area's news and rich history.

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Area Served: Bastrop County, Texas What is (later, was) its physical address?: 908 Water Street Bastrop, TX USA 78602 Does it now just provide an internet read?: No Internet address: [Web Link] Did you ever buy or subscribe to this paper?: I still am one of their subscribers! Please provide a link referring to the newspaper's demise.: Not listed If applicable, when was this publication's last edition?: Not listed

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