Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Galveston Daily News

Honoring

Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

1. Honoring The Galveston Daily News Marker

Inscription. Texas Oldest Newspaper
Founded April 11, 1842

For Service to the State and Its Peoples,
and in Tribute to Its Founders and Their
Successors Who, With Courage and Integrity
Have Worked to Maintain Our Cherished Freedom

This Plaque Is Presented by the Texas
Association of Sigma Delta Chi and the
Texas Press Association to Mark an Historic
Site in Texas Journalism.
November 12, 1957

Erected 1957 by Texas Association of Sigma Delta Chi and the Texas Press Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1842.

Location. 29° 17.067′ N, 94° 51.948′ W. Marker is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is on Teichman Road, 0.2 miles west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the left side of the entrance to the Daily News building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8522 Teichman Road, Galveston TX 77554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Galveston "News", C.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); Site of Magnolia Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Italian Vault (approx. 2.3 miles away); Valentine T. Dalton

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Greek Orthodox Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Rosewood Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Rosewood Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Also see . . . Galveston News.

The Galveston News claims April 1842 as its founding date and Samuel Bangs, an early Texas printer, as its founder, but the facts are in dispute. What is known is that on April 11, 1842, Bangs's brother-in-law, editor George H. French, began printing the Daily News on equipment that was probably owned by Bangs. But the Daily News, as operated by French, had expired by June 1842. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on December 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Galveston Daily News Marker near the entrance to the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

2. The Galveston Daily News Marker near the entrance to the building

The view of the Galveston Daily News building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

3. The view of the Galveston Daily News building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.