The Tallahassee Democrat
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N 30° 26.763 W 084° 15.704
16R E 762959 N 3371398
Located in the Parking lot of the Tallahassee Democrat.
Waymark Code: WM6Y5J
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2009
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Florida's capital has never been without an alert, vigorous press. Tallahassee's first newspaper, the Florida Intelligencer, was founded on February 19, 1825, nine months before the city was incorporated. The Tallahassee Democrat traces its ancestry to March 3, 1905, when John G. Collins founded his Weekly True Democrat. He explained the name showed dedication to "true and tried doctrines of the Old Time Democracyàas distinguished fromàmischievousàfads and fallacies of the day." Collins sold the newspaper to Milton A. Smith in 1908. On April 6, 1915, Smith changed its name to the Daily Democrat. Lloyd C. Griscom became owner in 1929, and Knight Newspapers, Inc., purchased it on March 1, 1965. The structure you see is the newspaper's third plant, opened in May, 1968. Earlier plants were located at 115 S. Adams and 100 E. Call St.
Marker Number: F-298
Date: 1982
County: Leon
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Tallahassee Democrat in cooperation with Department of State
Website: Not listed
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