NEWSPAPERS IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
 
Newspaper Name  Date 
Formed 		 Location  Publisher  Status 
newspaperThe Allegany Mercury 1818-1819  Hamilton, now called Olean  Benjamin F Smead  see: Hamilton Recorder
The Hamilton Recorder 1819 from the Mercury Hamilton, now called Olean  Franklin Cowdery  discontinued after a few years
newspaperThe Western Courier 1826-1827  Ellicottville  Richard Hall  see: Cattaraugus Gazette
Cattaraugus Gazette 1827
formerly the Western Courier 		 Ellicottville  Richard Hall discontinued after a few years
newspaperThe Lodi Pioneer 1827-1830  Lodi, now Gowanda  Lewis B Edwards  see: Lodi Freeman and Messenger
Lodi Freeman and Messenger 1830-1833
formerly the Lodi Pioneer 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  G.N. Starr  see Cattaraugus Freeman
Cattaraugus Freeman 1833-1844
formerly Lodi Freeman and Messenger 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  Eliakim Hough  see: The People Advocate and Lodi Banner
The People Advocate and Lodi Banner 1844-1850
formerly Cattaraugus Freeman 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  Eliakim Hough  see: Cattaraugus Chronicle
Cattaraugus Chronicle 1850-1850
formerly The People Advocate and Lodi Banner 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  Henry M Morgan  see: Independent Chronicle
Independent Chronicle 1850-1854
formerly Cattaraugus Chronicle 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  Henry M Morgan  see: The Gowanda Chronicle
The Gowanda Chronicle 1854-1856 
formerly Independent Chronicle 		 Lodi, now Gowanda  John M Henry  continued until April 30, 1856 when the office burned down
see: The Gowanda Phoenix
newspaperThe Ellicottville Republican 1833-1834  Ellicottville  Delos E Sill  see: The Cattaraugus Republican
The Cattaraugus Republican 1834-1862  Ellicottville  1834-1855 by RH Shankland
1855-1862 by Fred A Saxton 		 publication ceased in 1862
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newspaperThe (2nd) Allegany Mercury 1835-1836  Olean  G. W. Cutler  see: The Olean Advocate
The Olean Advocate 1836-1838  Olean  Rufus Griswold, 1836-37
Carlos Woodcock, 1837-38 		 see: The Olean Times
The Olean Times 1838-1843  Olean  Dudley Bryan, 1838
A.M. Badger, 1838-1841 		 discontinued in 1841
newspaperThe Hinsdale Democrat 1836-1838  Hinsdale  Joseph Lyman, 1836
Edw. Hughes & Co, 1836-38 		 discontinued around 1838
newspaperThe People's Gazette 1840-1842  Hinsdale  George C Smith  moved to Geneseo, Livingston County in 1842
newspaperThe Cattaraugus Whig 1840-1854  Ellicottville  Delos E Sill  see: The Cattaraugus Freeman (2)
The Cattaraugus Freeman(2)  1854-1866  Ellicottville  Sill and Beecher  discontinued in 1866
newspaperThe Randolph Herald 1842-1847  Randolph  Mason; Marsh; Fletcher & Russell; 1842-45
JJ Strong, 1845-47 		 Strong joined the Mormons and took the paper to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1847
newspaperThe Freeman and Messenger 1843  Hinsdale  L.E. Smith  see: The Expositor
The Expositor 1843-1846  Hinsdale  Edwin & Allen Fuller  discontinued in 1846
newspaperThe Gowanda Whig 1850-1851  Gowanda  James T Henry  see: The Whig and Union
The Whig and Union 1851  moved to Ellicottville  James T Henry  see: The American Union
The American Union 1851- 1919  Ellicottville  Robert Shankland  went out of business in 1919
represented the interests of the Democratic Party
newspaperThe Gowanda Phoenix
see: The Gowanda Chronicle 		 after fire in 1856
until 1857 		 Gowanda  Louis S Morgan  moved to Bradford, PA
newspaperThe Cattaraugus Sachem 1851-1852  Randolph  unknown  the press was removed to Olean in 1852
newspaperThe Randolph Whig 1852-1857  Randolph  CK Judson &
Benj. F Morris 		 see: Randolph Reporter
The Randolph Reporter 1857-1858  Randloph  Benjamin Morris  moved to Gowanda
see: The Gowanda Reporter
The Gowanda Reporter 1858-??  Gowanda  N. W. Henry & 
Frank Stebbins 		 still in business in 1860
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newspaperThe Olean Journal 1853-1856  Olean  Charles Aldrich  see: Olean Advertiser
newspaperOlean Advertiser 1856-??  Olean  James T Henry  still in business in 1860
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newspaperOlean Times Herald 1860 as Olean Times
in present time as Olean Times Herald 		 Olean  L.M. Gano, 1860 Fitzpatrick family 1911-1988

 

 Current Publisher is Charles M Ward

Published daily for 5 NY and PA counties
Allegany Citizen 1896- 1970s Allegany   on microfilm at the Allegany Public Library and the Allegany Historical Society
newspaperSalamanca Republican Press 1926- 1981  Available on microfilm through SARA 
Salamanca Press 1981 - now
formerly Salamanca Republican Press 		 36-42 River St., Salamanca 14779    currently published daily and Sundays
 

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