Austin Six-Pounder

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: November 1, 1994

The Six-Pounder is listed in a checklist of Texas newspapers as being published in Austin in June 1840. Since the only reference to the paper is a mention in the Austin City Gazette for June 10, 1840, it is possible that the title was the Gazette's nickname for another newspaper.

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Joe B. Frantz, Newspapers of the Republic of Texas (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1940). Mary Glasscock Frazier, Texas Newspapers During The Republic (March 2, 1836-February 19, 1846) (M. Journ. Thesis, University Of Texas, 1931).

Categories:

Journalism
Newspapers

The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Anonymous, “Austin Six-Pounder,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 23, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/austin-six-pounder.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: November 1, 1994

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