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Site of the Red Lander Office

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Columbia and Montgomery, San Augustine, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 31' 49.1871", -94° 6' 35.75869999992"
 
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     One of the most influential newspapers in the during the 1840s. W. W. Parker bought equipment of Texas Chronicle, Galveston, and brought it here in 1837. He published the Red Lander for three years. Dr. John S. Rip Ford, the celebrated journalist, Texas Ranger, and Confederate officer was on the staff. Alanson W. Canfield bought the paper June 12, 1840. Published a comprehensive weekly journal of wide circulation until 1853. Later, papers in other cities gained in prestige; this led to demise of the Red Lander, 1861.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of the Red Lander Office Historical Marker Location Map, San Augustine, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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