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The '''''Jones Valley Times''''' | The '''''Jones Valley Times''''', a weekly newspaper published in [[Elyton]], was the first such publication in [[Jefferson County]]. It lasted for only two years, between [[1845]] and [[1847]]. Critic [[John Witherspoon Dubose]] described the paper as "neither fish, flesh, nor fowl" in its politics, and characterized its operations as "precarious". | ||
The newspaper's assets were purchased in [[1849]] by [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Baylis Grace]], who launched ''[[The Central Alabamian]]'' that year. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{Dubose-1887}} | |||
* Jackson, Harvey H. (2000) ''The WPA Guide to 1930s Alabama'' Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, p. 167. ISBN 0817310282 | * Jackson, Harvey H. (2000) ''The WPA Guide to 1930s Alabama'' Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, p. 167. ISBN 0817310282 | ||
[[Category:Former newspapers]] | [[Category:Former newspapers]] | ||
[[Category:1845 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1847 disestablishments]] | |||
Revision as of 08:50, 4 September 2014
The Jones Valley Times, a weekly newspaper published in Elyton, was the first such publication in Jefferson County. It lasted for only two years, between 1845 and 1847. Critic John Witherspoon Dubose described the paper as "neither fish, flesh, nor fowl" in its politics, and characterized its operations as "precarious".
The newspaper's assets were purchased in 1849 by Joseph Smith and Baylis Grace, who launched The Central Alabamian that year.
References
- Dubose, John Witherspoon (1887) Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham: Teeple & Smith, Publishers; Caldwell Printing Works.
- Jackson, Harvey H. (2000) The WPA Guide to 1930s Alabama Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, p. 167. ISBN 0817310282