Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 11 newspapers that have been published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Bowers. The list has been sorted by paper name.

American Weekly Patriot (from 1874)
- Published in Kutztown [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 1874 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the American Weekly Patriot
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053545
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13782740
Bechtelsville Item (from 1894)
- Published in Bechtelsville [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 1894 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bechtelsville Item
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080520
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16274976
Fogelsville Weekly Messenger (from 1877)
- Published in Fogelsville [Lehigh County]
- Years of publication: 1877 to 1879
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fogelsville Weekly Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077865
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19019035
Kutztown Journal (from 1870)
- Published in Kutztown [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1919
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Kutztown Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026717
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10554722
Macungie Progress (from 1896)
- Published in Macungie [Lehigh County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1911
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Macungie Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077867
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19002305
Macungie Weekly Progress (from 1888)
- Published in Macungie [Lehigh County]
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1896
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Macungie Weekly Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077866
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19002415
The Kempton Rural Press (from 1887)
- Published in Kempton [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Kempton Rural Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077196
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18316724
The Kutztown Patriot (from 18??)
- Published in Kutztown [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to 1955
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Kutztown Patriot
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071453
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 173714173
The Macungie Independent (from 1876)
- Published in Macungie [Lehigh County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 1878
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Macungie Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077868
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19000069
The National Weekly Enterprise (from 1873)
- Published in Kutztown [Berks County]
- Published during 1873
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The National Weekly Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077737
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18839886
Weekly National Educator (from 1861)
- Published in Kutztown [Berks County]
- Years of publication: 1861 to 1874
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Weekly National Educator
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90069001
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18570484

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4873, Longitude: -75.7421 In this case, the coordinates for Bowers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).