Dublin Core
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
Text