The Columbus Dispatch
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The Columbus Dispatch
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The Columbus Dispatch sign
The iconic Columbus Dispatch sign on Third St. has been part of the city’s skyline since 1958. A previous sign was at the corner of Gay and High Streets in the 1920s.
Northwest Territory in 1793
When the Centinel of the North-Western Territory was first published only a few non-indigenous settlements existed, with Cincinnati being one of them. Most of the Ohio Country was populated by indigenous people, as shown in this map.
Franklin Common Press
William Maxwell used a press very similar to the press that Benjamin Franklin used. He had the press transported over the mountains on horses and shipped from Pittsburgh on a packet boat.
Open to All
The Centinel of the North-Western Territory differed from many early newspapers in that it did not advocate for a certain political party. The newspaper focused on world events, local events, and had very little advertising.
James Kilbourne
Kilbourne came from Connecticut and settled in Worthington in 1803. He published the first newspaper in Franklin County in 1811. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1813-1817.
Spahr Building
Beginning in 1897, this building at 50 E. Broad St. was the home to the Ohio State Journal. The journal was the most popular newspaper in Columbus before The Columbus Dispatch was founded. The journal published for over 170 years under various names.
Columbus Citizen Building
The Citizen Building was built in 1910 at 34 N. Third St. It served as the home of the Columbus Citizen before the paper merged with the Ohio State Journal in 1959.
Palladium of Liberty
The Palladium of Liberty was a Columbusbased paper that is thought to be the state’s first Black newspaper. Editor David Jenkins established the paper in 1843 with a 15-member committee who worked with Jenkins to direct the newspaper. The paper had a…
Little Hungarian News
The Little Hungarian News was the second newspaper published in the Hungarian Village neighborhood. Shown is the Little Hungarian News shop at 1947 Parsons Ave. next to Damo’s Market, a local Hungarian grocery store.
Florence Oakfield (1882-1960)
Florence Oakfield shared news relevant to the Black community in Columbus both through her contributions to The Columbus Dispatch and through her own paper, the Columbus Voice. This image of Oakfield appeared in the Dec. 9, 1956 edition of the Ohio…
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