Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1879

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Weekly newspaper from Fort Griffin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

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three pages : ill. ; page 24 x 18 in.

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Creator: Unknown. May 24, 1879.

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  • G. W. Robson
    Publisher Info: Office of Publication: North Side, Griffin Avenue.
    Place of Publication: Fort Griffin, Texas

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  • Main Title: Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1879
  • Serial Title: Fort Griffin Echo

Description

Weekly newspaper from Fort Griffin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

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three pages : ill. ; page 24 x 18 in.

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Missing page 4.

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  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 21
  • Edition: 1

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Fort Griffin Echo

Serving the town of Fort Griffin during the late 19th century, the Fort Griffin Echo documented the events of a town with a reputation for being a lawless frontier outpost.

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  • May 24, 1879

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  • July 17, 2012, 10:24 p.m.

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  • Sept. 15, 2017, 6:46 p.m.

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Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1879, newspaper, May 24, 1879; Fort Griffin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233067/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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