What is the oldest newspaper in the US? I have seen several answers in the past for this, so please give all pertinent data, including source.


Thanks to Jersey Tomater for the idea.

In 1998 there were 20 daily newspapers published in Connecticut. In 1755 the Connecticut Gazette, the colony's first newspaper, was printed by James Parker at New Haven. The Hartford Courant, the oldest American newspaper, has been published continuously since it was started in 1764 by Thomas Green



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