Pruntytown, W.Va. - newspapers.
Subject
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Daniel S. Morris, Newspaperman, Biographical Sketch
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2312
Overview
A biographical sketch of Daniel S. Morris, founder of some of Taylor County's earliest newspapers, including the BROAD-AX, the CENTRAL STANDARD, the FAMILY VISITOR, the WEEKLY-GAZETTE, the VANGUARD, and the VIRGINIA PATRIOT. Morris published his newspaper at Prunytown from 1846-1861 under the several different titles listed above. During the Civil War he served the Confederacy by editing and publishing an official newspaper in Richmond.
Dates:
1811-1886