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 and serves as Brooks County's paper of record.

City

• County seat of Brooks County

County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

• Brooks County was the site of the notorious Mary Turner lynching in 1918, a part of a series of mob lynchings that killed 11 people over the course of two weeks. See "Mary Turner" in the New Georgia Encyclopedia article on lynching in Georgia. 

Other

• Lynching in America website, which shows Brooks County as one of the most-violent counties in Georgia. 

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

• The Quitman banner; Jun. 1, 1866 - Dec. 4, 1873

• The Quitman reporter; Feb. 26, 1874 - Jun. 10, 1880

• The independent; Jun. 21, 1873 - Jan. 24, 1874

• Gallaher's independent; Jan. 31, 1874 - Aug. 20, 1875

FILM HOLDINGS within Proposed Theme (33 Reels)

Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1877)

• Sep 29, 1877 - Aug 10, 1889

Quitman press

• Aug 1889 - May 1891

Free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1891)

• May 30, 1891 - Jun 1894

• Jul 1894 - Dec 1897

• Jan 1898- Jan 12, 1900

Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1900)

• Jan 26, 1900 - Jun 29, 1900

• Jul 6, 1900 - Jul 31, 1903

• Aug 7, 1903 - May 25, 1906

• Jun 1, 1906 - Feb 23, 1912

• Mar 1, 1912 - Mar 27, 1914

• Apr 3, 1914 - May 25, 1917

• Jun 1, 1917 - Nov 28, 1919

• Dec 5, 1919 - Jun 24, 1921

• Jul 1, 1921 - Aug 31, 1923

• Sep 1923 - Apr 18, 1924

Free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1924)

• Apr 25, 1924- Jan 8, 1926

Quitman free press (Quitman, Ga. : 1926)

• Jan 15, 1926 - Jun 24, 1927

• Jul 1, 1927 - Oct 25, 1929

• Nov 1, 1929 - May 27, 1932

• Jun 3, 1932 - Dec 28, 1934

• Jan 4, 1935 - Dec 31, 1936

• Jan 7, 1937 - Aug 31, 1939

• Sep 7, 1939 - May 28, 1942

• Jun 4, 1942 - Mar 29, 1945

• Apr 5, 1945 - Nov 27, 1947

• Dec 4, 1947 - Feb 23, 1950

• Mar 2, 1950 - Feb 28, 1952

• Mar 6, 1952 - Dec 31, 1953

• Jan 7, 1954 - Dec 30, 1954

• Jan 6, 1955 - Nov 29, 1956

• Dec 6, 1956 - Feb 5, 1959

• Feb 5, 1959 - Nov 3, 1960

• Nov 3, 1960 - Jan 31, 1963