100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press"
2430 Stringer St., Brenham, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1866
EST. 1866
1866
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at 100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press".
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About 100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press"
The Southern Banner was founded in Brenham on January 1, 1866, by Confederate veterans Dan McGary and John C. Rankin. McGary was jailed that year for his independence, and the paper survived to become a daily in 1876 and merge with the Press in 1912. In 1917 Ruby Robertson became the first woman in Texas to edit a daily newspaper.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at 100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press"
(1866-1966) Founded Jan. 1, 1866, as weekly "Southern Banner", by Dan McGary and John C. Rankin, Confederate veterans. For his independent policies, editor McGary was jailed that year; shop and nearby businesses burned. But paper survived; became a daily in 1876. "Banner" was merged with "Press" in 1912 by George Neu. Mrs. Ruby Robertson, on staff in 1912, in 1917 became first woman in Texas to edit a daily. Jim Byrd, production superintendent, has been on force since 1921. Ben F. Blanton, a newspaperman since 1939, became editor and publisher on Feb. 1, 1962. (1966) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008306
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