Quitman free press
HISTORY
Newspaper
1877 Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1877) established. Daniel & Lester, editors and publishers.
1889 Quitman free press merges with Quitman herald (Quitman, Ga.) to form: Quitman press. Democratic, its publishers and editors were Hanlon & Groover
1900 Changes title to Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1900). Free Press Publishing Co., editors and publishers
1924 Changed name to Free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1924)
1926 Changed name to Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1926) . Still in publication.
City
County seat of Brooks County
Rowell
County
Superior Court Districts
Southern Circuit, Dec. 11, 1858-
Population - Census
1860 6356
1870 8342
1880 11727
1890 13979
1900 18606
1910 23832
1920 24538
1930 21330
1940 20497
1950 18169
1960 15292
1970 13713
ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG
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FILM HOLDINGS
Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1877) weekly sn 87090011
Sep 29, 1877 - Aug 10, 1889
Quitman herald (Quitman, Ga.) weekly sn 89053562
Jun 22, 1889
Quitman press weekly sn 89053559
Aug 1889 - May 1891
Free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1891) weekly sn 89053560
May 30, 1891 - Jun 1894
Jul 1894 - Dec 1897
Jan 1898- Jan 12, 1900
Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1900) weekly sn 90052153
Jan 26, 1900 - Jun 1900
Jul 1900 - Jul 1903
Aug 1903 - May 1906
Jun 1906 - Feb 1912
Mar 1912 - Mar 1914
Apr 1914 - Jun 1917
Jun 1917 - Nov 1919
Dec 1919 - Jun 1921