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Spirit of Jefferson
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherCraig See
Founded1844
Headquarters114 N Charles St.
Charles Town, WV 25414
Circulation4,200 (as of 2016)
Sister newspapersHampshire Review
OCLC number12889829
Websitespiritofjefferson.com

Spirit of Jefferson is an independent, weekly newspaper covering Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. Originally two separate papers, "The Spirit of Jefferson", first published in 1844, and "The Farmer's Advocate", first published in 1890. were both sold to Ralph Dorsey in 1935. In 1948, the two papers were merged. It is the longest-running newspaper in West Virginia.

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References

  1. 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
  2. "Two Charles Town Newspapers Sold". The News Leader. 6 June 1935.
  3. "Weekly Papers Merge". The Raleigh Register. 30 January 1948.
  4. Library of Congress "Spirit of Jefferson farmers advocate", Retrieved on 25 January 2018.
  5. Library of Congress "About Spirit of Jefferson", Retrieved on 25 January 2018.
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