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The Scripps Family
Rushville,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° 6' 59.76",
-90° 34' 42.899988"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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This site was the homestead of the Scripps Family - pioneer journalists and philanthropists. John Scripps (1785-1868), a Methodist circuit rider, settled here in 1831. In 1849 he began publishing the Prairie Telegraph, now the Rushville Times. His nephew, John Locke Scripps (1818-1868) co-founded the Chicago Tribune and wrote the first birography of Abraham Lincoln. A great nephew, Edward Wyllis Scripps (1854-1926), founded United Press and the first newspaper chain in the United States - Scripps Howard. An older brother, James Edmund Scripps (1835-1906), founded the Detroit Evening News; and their sister, Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), pioneered the concept of the feature article in journalism.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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The Scripps Family Historical Marker Location Map, Rushville, Illinois Map
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