Morgantown Newspaper, "The Monongalia Gazette"

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Newspaper, "The Monongalia Gazette", A&M 4060, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (large flat storage box)
Abstract:
Two original issues of the Morgantown newspaper "The Monongalia Gazette", dated 9 June 1804 and 6 October 1809. This newspaper, which began publication in 1804, was the first to be published west of the Alleghenies. Both newspapers consist of four pages. The 1804 issue is complete, and is titled "The Monongalia Gazette, and Morgantown Weekly Advertiser". The 1809 issue is missing a small part of the second leaf (pages three and four).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Newspaper, "The Monongalia Gazette", A&M 4060, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Morgantown - Newspapers.
Places:
Morgantown (W. Va.)