1876 Newspapers

Below are some various tidbits about newspapers in America from 1876. This centennial year was important to America and our historical characters living at that time. Below is a link to the resource for these tidbits.

First the list of Newspaper stats for various states.

Next is the circulation for the same state newspapers stats.

There was an exhibit regarding Centennial Newspapers and below is a list of the newspapers that actually paid for the exhibit. As a historical writer it is important to know the names of the actual newspapers in the area you're writing about. This list will help some of you.

CALIFORNIA.
The Evening Bulletin, San Francisco.
The Morning Call, San Francisco.
Sacramento Record—Union.

DIST. OF COLUMBIA.
The Evening Star, Washington.

GEORGIA.
The Morning News, Savannah.

ILLINOIS.
The Staats Zeitung, Chicago.
The Inter-ocean, Chicago.

IOWA.
The State Register, Des Moines.

KENTUCEY".
The Courier-journal, Louisville.

MAINE.
Portland Transcript.

MASSACHUSETTS.
The Watchman, Boston.
The Youth's Companion, Boston.
The Congregationalism Boston.
Boston Advertiser.
Springfield Republican.

MARYLAND.
The Baltimore American.

MICHIGAN.
The Evening News, Detroit.

MINNESOTA.
Pioneer Press And Tribune, St. Paul and Minneapolis.

MISSOURI.
Westleche Post, St. Louis.
The Kansas City Times.

NEBRASKA.
The Bee, Omaha.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Independent Statesman, Concord.
Manchester Mirror.

NEW JERSEY.
The Evening Journal, Jersey City.

NEW YORK.
The Argus, Albany.
The Brooklyn Eagle.
Times, Troy.
NEW YORK CITY.
The Courrier Des Etats Tjnis.
The Sun.
The New Yorker Staats Zeitung.
American Agriculturist.
The New York Times.
The Evening Post.
The New York Evening Express.
The Scientific American.
Spirit Of The Times.
The New York Ledger.
The Shoe And Leather Reporter.
The New York Evangelist.
The New York Weekly.
The New York Clipper.
The Churchman.
The Iron Age.
The Christian Union.
The World.

OHIO.
The Cincinnati Gazette.
Cleveland Herald.

PENNSYLVANIA.
The Philadelphia Democrzvt.
The Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Press.
The Presbyterian, Philadelphia.

TENNESSEE.
The Nashville American.
The Avalanche, Memphis.

VERMONT.
The Household, Brattleboro.

For a complete list of all the newspapers in America in 1876 Check out Centennial Newspaper Exhibition, 1876 in Google books go to page 17 to begin your search.