May 19, 1866
The Preston County Journal begins publication
The Preston County Journal was published in Kingwood. Wiley dates its first issue to May 19, 1866, names Levi Mauser as founder, and describes it as the county's first Republican and sixth newspaper.
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WV Memory Timeline search: Preston; Wiley, History of Preston County, pp. 467–468
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