The Moulton Advertiser

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Title

The Moulton Advertiser

Subject

Newspaper; Moulton, AL; Lawrence County, AL

Description

In 1841 Levi Gallaway established the Moulton Advertiser. Still published today, the Moulton Advertiser is the oldest, continually operated paper in the state of Alabama. Originally, Gallaway printed the paper on a Ramage wooden press. The bed of the press was made of stone. Only one sheet of the paper could be printed at a time. Gallaway initially printed the paper on Saturday evenings.

Creator

Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama

Source

"The Heritage of Lawrence County, Alabama." Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc. 1998.

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

1841

Type

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