Placerville Mountain Democrat
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| Website | mtdemocrat |
The Placerville Mountain Democrat (known locally as the Mountain Democrat or simply the Democrat) is the newspaper of El Dorado County, California, based in Placerville and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the State of California.[1]
History
1800s
The Mountain Democrat began as The Argus with first editorial published on November 19, 1853, by its publisher, D.W. Gelwicks. The Argus was housed in the Crescent City Building in
1900s
In 1922, the Mountain Democrat absorbed the Georgetown Gazette newspaper; in 1924, Mountain Publishing Company formed as owner of the Mountain Democrat.[5] In 1935, the Placerville Republican merged with the Mountain Democrat.[3] In 1958, the Placerville Times merged with the Mountain Democrat.[3]
Organization
Current owner is McNaughton Newspapers, Inc.; current publisher is Richard Esposito and most recent editor Krysten Kellum.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "About". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "A Gelwicks Began at Argus". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Rafferty, Michael. "Mountain Democrat sole Gold Rush survivor". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "1854-1859 – A wild and woolly era". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Barker, Clive. "Voices from the Past". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Staff Directory". Placerville Mountain Democrat. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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