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Newspaper The Chipley Banner (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943

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About The Chipley Banner (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943

“The town that was built on a railroad,” Chipley is the seat of Washington County, located inland in Florida’s Panhandle, just south of the Alabama state line. First known as Orange, this small West Florida community was founded in 1882 in anticipation of the arrival of a railroad that would connect the farming area with markets in Pensacola and Tallahassee and in neighboring Alabama and Georgia. Shortly after the line was completed, Orange was renamed Chipley in honor of William D. Chipley, vice-president of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, a notable figure in the political and economic history of the area and an aggressive lobbyist for railroad land grants.

The town’s first newspaper, the Intelligencer, edited by J.C. Langley, also began in 1882. The Intelligencer was renamed the Chipley Banner in 1893 and published under this name until 1943, when it merged with the Washington County News.

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Title

  • The Chipley Banner (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943

Summary

  • In 1882, the small West Florida community of Orange was founded in anticipation of a railroad to connect the farming area with markets in the Florida cities of Pensacola and Tallahassee and cities in Alabama and Georgia. Shortly after the railroad arrived, the town was renamed Chipley in honor of William D. Chipley, vice-president of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, a notable figure in the political and economic history of the area, and an aggressive lobbyist for railroad land grants. The town's first newspaper, the Intelligencer [LCCN: not known to exist], edited by J.C. Langley, was also begun in 1882. The paper was renamed the Chipley Banner [LCCN: sn95047263] in 1893 and published under this name until 1943 when it merged with the Washington County (FL) News [LCCN: sn81000810], also published in Chipley from May 1931 and continuing under that title today (ca. 2007). "The town that was built on a railroad," Chipley is the county seat of Washington County, located inland in Florida's Panhandle south of the Alabama state line. The current Washington County News is a weekly published by Maurice Pujol and owned by Chipley Newspapers, Inc. With a circulation just over 2,000, the paper is affiliated with the Holmes County (FL) Advertiser [LCCN: sn95047240], published in Bonifay, Florida, also published by Chipley Newspapers, Inc., and owned by Pujol.--E. Kesse, University of Florida Digital Library Center.

Dates of Publication

  • 1893-1943

Created / Published

  • Chipley, Washington County, Fla. : C. Tharp & Co.

Headings

  • -  Chipley (Fla.)--Newspapers
  • -  Washington County (Fla.)--Newspapers
  • -  Florida--Chipley
  • -  Florida--Washington County
  • -  United States--Florida--Washington--Chipley

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1893; ceased in 1943.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 2 (July 15, 1893).
  • -  Latest issue consulted: Vol. 36, no. 52 (Jan. 24, 1929).
  • -  Washington County news (Chipley, Fla.) 0279-795X (DLC)sn 81000810 (OCoLC)7260886

Medium

  • v.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn95047263

OCLC Number

  • 33427638

ISSN Number

  • 1943-8826

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Chicago citation style:

The Chipley Banner Chipley, Washington County, Fla. -1943. (Chipley, FL), Jan. 1 1893. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn95047263/.

APA citation style:

(1893, January 1) The Chipley Banner Chipley, Washington County, Fla. -1943. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn95047263/.

MLA citation style:

The Chipley Banner Chipley, Washington County, Fla. -1943. (Chipley, FL) 1 Jan. 1893. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn95047263/.