Marker commemorates longtime newspaper Albany News -- Albany TX
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An article in the "big-city" daily Abilene Reporter News showcases the new historic marker installed in front of the weekly Albany News.
Waymark Code: WMJEB5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2013
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In 2013, the tiny town of Albany's even smaller (but historically significant) newspaper, The Albany News, received an official state Historic Marker. The article reads as follows:
"Marker commemorates longtime newspaper Albany News
By Mark Smith
Posted June 28, 2013 at 5:12 p.m.
A Big Country newspaper was honored Friday afternoon with a historical marker for the 135 years it has served the area.
The Albany News, a weekly newspaper located in Albany for 130 years, received a historical marker from the Shackelford County Historical Commission at 1 p.m. outside its office.
Melinda Lucas, Albany News editor and owner, said the marker commemorates the publication’s dedication to documenting frontier development, beginning in the late 19th century. Jess Phillips, who spoke at the event on behalf of the historical commission, said the news publication deserved the honor for its long history in west Texas.
“It’s the oldest newspaper on the west side of the Brazos River,” Phillips said.
The marker, Lucas said, documents the history of the newspaper, which began in Jacksboro, near Wichita Falls, in 1875 as the Jacksboro Frontier Echo. It relocated 70 miles west three years later to Fort Griffin, in Shackelford County, and became the Fort Griffin Echo. Five years after that, the newspaper moved south to Albany, also in Shackelford, and took the name of the Albany Echo. The next year, it changed its name to the Albany News.
The commemoration specifically revered the newspaper’s earliest leaders for reporting the news of the frontier." [end]
Type of publication: Newspaper
When was the article reported?: 06/28/2013
Publication: Abilene Reporter News
Article Url: [Web Link]
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How widespread was the article reported?: regional
News Category: Society/People
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