Montpelier in Bear Lake County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
News Examiner
By Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2015
1. News Examiner Marker
This building presently occupied by the News Examiner was built early in the 1900's by the Whitman family. It was used as a dry goods store until it was sold to the Robinsons in 1942 for use as a newspaper building.
Among the features of the building include a doorway that led into the adjacent Odd Fellow building, a large open second story that now contains newspaper files and printing forms, and a plaque outside the front that quotes the Constitutional Amendment outlining freedom of the press. Many of the older residents of our community remember when a Linotype was operated near the front window of the building. Ruth Taylor, one of the owners of the newspaper, gathered crowds of onlookers as she typed copy there. The old Linotype is still stored in one of the back rooms of the building along with other old printing equipment.
Location. 42° 19.048′ N, 111° 18.498′ W. Marker is in Montpelier, Idaho, in Bear Lake County. Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 89) near South 9th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is
By Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2015
2. News Examiner Building
The First Amendment plaque is to the right of the entrance.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ritter Bros. Drug and the Roxy Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Butch Cassidy Robs the Montpelier Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank Robbers (within shouting distance of this marker); Rich Building and Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Model T's, Odd Fellows and the News (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bank and The Burgoyne (about 300 feet away); Second Bank of Montpelier (about 300 feet away); Downtown Montpelier Historic Walking Tour (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montpelier.
Categories. • Communications •
By Barry Swackhamer, September 11, 2015
3. "Lest We Forget" (First Amendment) plaque
from
The Constitution of the
United States of America
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 25, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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