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− | The '''''Pensacola Gazette | + | The '''''Pensacola Gazette'''' (later '''''Pensacola Gazette and West Florida Advertiser''''') was an early four-page newspaper that began publication on [[March 13]], [[1824]] and continued until [[1861]]. It was founded by [[W. Hasell Hunt]] with an initial 75 subscribers. |
[[Benjamin Drake Wright]] was editor of the ''Gazette'' from [[1834]] to [[1845]]. He used the paper to advocate a railroad line from Pensacola to Columbus, Georgia, and an inland waterway between Pensacola and New Orleans. | [[Benjamin Drake Wright]] was editor of the ''Gazette'' from [[1834]] to [[1845]]. He used the paper to advocate a railroad line from Pensacola to Columbus, Georgia, and an inland waterway between Pensacola and New Orleans. |