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The Smyrna telegraph (1849-1850)
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Newspapers |
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Temporal Coverage | 1849-1850 |
Description | The Smyrna Telegraph, launched in 1849 by Samuel L. Jones in Smyrna, Delaware, ceased publication within two years. Abraham Poulson acquired its equipment and founded the Delaware Herald, advocating for alcohol prohibition. Renamed Delaware Herald and Peninsula Advocate from 1853 to 1854, it was later sold to Thomas L. Poulson and Robert D. Hoffecker, who briefly continued it before renaming it Smyrna Times. Under Hoffecker's leadership, it defended the Union during the Civil War. Ownership shifted within the Hoffecker family until 1893 when Robert Hoffecker passed it to his son, Robert Hoffecker Jr. The Smyrna Times merged in 1987 to become the Smyrna Clayton Sun Times. NDLI hosts contents from/of year 1850 of this newspaper. |
Online Computer Library Center | 18284649 |
Library of Congress Control Number | sn88053064 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Jurisdiction | United States of America |