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Newspaper The Literary Echo, and Pawcatuck Advertiser (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854 Literary echo & Pawcatuck advertiser

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About The Literary Echo, and Pawcatuck Advertiser (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854

The first iteration of The Literary Echo lasted only four months, from April 3 to August 21, 1851, and was published by George Herman Babcock (1832–1893) in Rhode Island’s southern beach town of Westerly. Babcock opened this first printing shop in Westerly when he was nineteen years old.

On August 28, the newspaper was published with a new name, The Literary Echo & Pawcatuck Advertiser, which now encompassed the nearby town of Pawcatuck, Connecticut and reflected the intertwined lives of the readers on both sides of the state border. It was published by Champlin & Babcock until June 15, 1854. The next issue, on June 22, was renamed The Westerly Echo & Pawcatuck Advertiser published by Champlin & Hoyt and ran until March 18, 1858.

Babcock sold his interest in 1858 to return to mechanical engineering and creating daguerreotypes. He went on to invent a printing press that printed three colors simultaneously and to co-found the firm of Babcock & Wilcox, where he designed and patented boiler components for the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The publication was continued by The Narragansett Weekly, which then became The Westerly Narragansett Weekly, which was eventually absorbed by The Westerly Daily Sun.

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About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Literary Echo, and Pawcatuck Advertiser (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854

Other Title

  • Literary echo & Pawcatuck advertiser

Dates of Publication

  • 1851-1854

Created / Published

  • Westerly, R.I. : Champlin & Babcock, 1851-1854.

Headings

  • -  Westerly (R.I. : Town)--Newspapers
  • -  Washington County (R.I.)--Newspapers
  • -  Rhode Island--Washington County
  • -  Rhode Island--Westerly (Town)
  • -  United States--Rhode Island--Washington--Westerly

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 22 (Aug. 28, 1851)-v. 4, no. 11 (June 15, 1854).
  • -  Published as: Literary echo & Pawcatuck advertiser, Apr. 7, 1853-June 15, 1854.
  • -  Illustration, Feb. 3, 1853: New York Crystal Palace for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations.
  • -  Vol. 2, no. 1 (Apr. 1, 1852)-v. 4, no. 11 (June 15, 1854) called also whole no. 53-whole no. 168.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser (DLC)sn 83021534 (OCoLC)10238218

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper
  • AN

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn83021532

OCLC Number

  • 10238066

ISSN Number

  • 2770-4890

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The Literary Echo, and Pawcatuck Advertiser Westerly, R.I. -1854. (Westerly, RI), Jan. 1 1851. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn83021532/.

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The Literary Echo, and Pawcatuck Advertiser Westerly, R.I. -1854. (Westerly, RI) 1 Jan. 1851. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn83021532/.