Leavenworth Echo

The Leavenworth Echo is a weekly newspaper in Leavenworth, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1904.

Leavenworth Echo
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)NCW Media
Founded1904
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersLeavenworth, Washington
OCLC number16996294
Websiteleavenworthecho.com

History

The Echo was founded by Deed H. Mayar and published its first edition on January 15, 1904.[1] It was preceded by a now-defunct newspaper, the Journal, which began publication in 1898.[2] The newspaper leaned Republican and was published from Mayar's home in a five-column format.[3] Mayar was later elected as the first mayor of Leavenworth when the town was incorporated in 1906.[1][4] The newspaper's editors during this period were Deed and his son Julian, who later enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War I.[5]

Mayar retired in 1919 and sold the newspaper to the Echo Publishing Company.[1] NCW Media Inc. purchased the Echo and Cashmere Valley Record from the Echo Publication Company in 2000.[6]

References
  1. "The Leavenworth Echo". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. Roe, JoAnn (2002). Stevens Pass: The Story of Railroading and Recreation in the North Cascades. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-87004-428-1. OCLC 50270053. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. Steele, Richard F. (1904). An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, Volume 2. Spokane, Washington: Western Historical Publishing Company. p. 852. OCLC 10817801. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. "We Incorporate". The Leavenworth Echo. August 3, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "More or Less News". The Washington Newspaper. Department of Journalism, University of Washington. July 1927. p. 218. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "Newspaper owner named Leavenworth's Royal Lady". Cashmere Valley Record. March 8, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
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