The Blair County Whig was a weekly newspaper that served Hollidaysburg (and for a period, Altoona) Pennsylvania that started publication in 1851, and ceased operations in 1866. This newspaper was the successor publication to the Blair County Whig and Hollidaysburg and Gaysport Telegraph. George Raymond was the first proprietor of the newspaper. The issues presented here are a "New Series" that started over on October 18, 1861 with vol. 1, no. 1, and printed weekly on Saturdays. John Brotherline published the majority of the issues during this Civil War era. There is a publication gap between May 6, 1864 and December 9, 1865, which may reflect Brotherline's service in the army. During the Civil War, though the newspaper was usually published in Hollidaysburg, Altoona was the place of publication from November 1862 to May 1864. The Blair County Union Printing Association was the final proprietor of the newspaper in 1866.
The holdings of The Blair County Whig at the State Library of Pennsylvania are not complete. The issues presented for the years digitized reflect the holdings of the library, and other issues may exist beyond these holdings.
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