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August 14, 2023
Today in Texas History
By Bandera Spirits of Texas
The Bandera Prophet
The Nacogdoches Texas Republican, believed to be the earliest newspaper published in Texas, was first printed on Aug. 14, 1819.
Eli Harris printed the paper for the James Long expedition. No copy of the paper is known to have survived, but the St. Louis Enquirer noted that the content was "principally occupied with the military and political operations going on in that quarter."
The paper, a weekly, appeared twice in August, possibly a few times in September, and then ceased publication.
Eli Harris printed the paper for the James Long expedition. No copy of the paper is known to have survived, but the St. Louis Enquirer noted that the content was "principally occupied with the military and political operations going on in that quarter."
The paper, a weekly, appeared twice in August, possibly a few times in September, and then ceased publication.