FIRST NEWSPAPER 1793
Title
FIRST NEWSPAPER 1793
Description
The Upper Canada Gazette or American Oracle, first newspaper in what is now Ontario, was published in the town of Niagara. Its first issue, edited by Louis Roy, appeared April 18, 1793.
On this site was published The Gleaner which from 1817 to 1837, under the editorship of Andrew and Samuel Heron, was one of the most prominent newspapers in Upper Canada.
Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
On this site was published The Gleaner which from 1817 to 1837, under the editorship of Andrew and Samuel Heron, was one of the most prominent newspapers in Upper Canada.
Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
2017-09-02
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Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “FIRST NEWSPAPER 1793,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 16, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/50.