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The Marlboro democrat (1911-1911)
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Newspapers |
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Temporal Coverage | 1911-1911 |
Description | The Bennettsville Marlboro Democrat, active from 1882 to 1908, was a vital publication in Marlboro County, South Carolina, during a period of growth following the Civil War. Fueled by the fertile soil and the introduction of railroads in the 1870s, the county thrived economically with towns like Blenheim and McColl emerging alongside institutions like banks, cotton mills, and schools. Renamed from its earlier incarnations, the Marlboro Democrat, under Samuel A. Brown's stewardship, became a voice for the region's agricultural and commercial aspirations. Its peak in 1888 boasted around 700 subscribers. In 1908, Robert Lawrence Freeman acquired the paper, eventually merging it with the Bennettsville Pee Dee Advocate. Though revived briefly in 1911, only two issues of the Marlboro Democrat's later iteration have survived, marking its enduring yet ephemeral influence. NDLI hosts contents from/of year 1911 of this newspaper. |
Online Computer Library Center | 727803522 |
Library of Congress Control Number | 2011218518 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Jurisdiction | United States of America |