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Hartford Courant, Issue No. 1 - The oldest newspaper/media outlet in America.
Photographer: via New York Times
Taken: unknown
Caption: Hartford Courant, Issue No. 1 - The oldest newspaper/media outlet in America.
Additional Description: Historic Towns of America entry:
The Hartford Courant (est. 1764) is the oldest continuously published newspaper and media outlet in America. Founded prior to American independence, on October 29, 1764, New Haven printer Thomas Green began publishing The Hartford Courant (then known as The Connecticut Courant) out of the Heart and Crown Tavern in Hartford, Connecticut.
(Submitted on December 27, 2020, by HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino of Long Beach, New York.)
Submitted: April 14, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p579565
File Size: 0.130 Megabytes

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