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List of German-language newspapers published in the United States

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List of German-language newspapers published in the United States
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In the period from the 1830s until the First World War, dozens of German-language newspapers were published in the United States. Although the first German immigrants had arrived by 1700, most German-language newspapers flourished during the era of mass immigration from Germany that began in the 1820s.[1]

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Illinois Staats-Zeitung's 1871 building in Chicago, one of the largest German language newspapers in the 19th century

Germans were the first non-English speakers to publish newspapers in the U.S., and by 1890, over 1,000 German-language newspapers were being published in the United States.[1] The first German language paper was Die Philadelphische Zeitung, published by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia beginning in 1732; it failed after a year.[1] In 1739, Christopher Sauer established Der Hoch-Deutsche Pennsylvanische Geschicht-Schreiber, later known as Die Germantauner Zeitung.[2] It was one of the most influential pre-Revolutionary weekly newspapers in the colonies.[2] By 1802, Pennsylvanian Germans published newspapers not only in Philadelphia, but also in Lancaster, Reading, Easton, Harrisburg, York, and Norristown.[1] The oldest German Catholic newspaper, the Cincinnati Archdiocese's Der Wahrheitsfreund, began publishing in 1837.[3][4] By 1881, it was one of five German papers in the Cincinnati market.[5]

The newspapers were hit by two rounds of closures due to sudden drops in advertising revenue. As the U.S. entered World War I, many advertisers stopped placing advertisements in German newspapers. Later, with the onset of Prohibition in 1920, the remaining newspapers faded, as older generations died and newer generations chose not to embrace a German-American identity, with Americanization.[1] A few American newspapers in the German language remain extant today.

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California

  • Neue Presse USA, Hemet, 1986–present

Florida

  • Florida Sun, Orlando

New York

Pennsylvania

Defunct

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The building of Der Deutsche Correspondent in Baltimore
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The 1874 building of the St. Louis Westliche Post
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The building of the St. Louis Anzeiger des Westens in 1887
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The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung's 1873 building
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The 1868 building of the Philadelphia Demokrat

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Freie Presse, Little Rock, 1874–1876[6]
  • Das Arkansas Echo, 1891–1932[7]
  • Stuttgart Germania, Stuttgart, 1895
  • Die Arkansas Staatszeitung, 1869–1917

California

  • California Staats-Zeitung, San Francisco, 1852–1918[8]
  • Republikaner, San Francisco, 1860
  • San Francisco Abend Post, San Francisco, 18631864
  • California Chronik, San Francisco, 1866
  • Der Wecker, San Francisco, 18761878
  • Süd-California Post, Los Angeles, 1887–1914
  • San Francisco Tageblatt, San Francisco, 18981906[9]

Colorado

  • Die deutsche Presse des grossen Westens, Denver, 1870[10]
  • Die Deutsche Zeitung, Denver, 18711872[11]
  • Colorado Journal, Denver, 18721899[11]
  • Colorado Courier, Denver, 1873; 18821884[11]
  • Colorado Post, Denver, 18791880[11]
  • Sonntags Post, Denver, 18811883[11]
  • Colorado Staats-Zeitung, Denver, 18821885[11]
  • Fidibus-Herold, Denver, 18831897[11]
  • Denver Figaro, Denver, 18831886[11]
  • Denver Freie Presse, Denver, 18871888[11]
  • Denver Volksblatt, Denver, 18871888[11]
  • Volksblatt, Pueblo, 18871888[11]
  • Colorado Freie Presse, Denver, 18911892[11]
  • Neue Welt, Denver, 18921894[11]
  • Pueblo Anzeiger, Pueblo, 18921896[11]
  • Silber-Glocken, Denver, 18951896[11]
  • Denver Discuverer, Denver, 18961898[11]
  • Ordensblatt der Harugari, Denver, 18961899[11]
  • Bote, Denver, 18971899[11]
  • Pueblo Freie Presse, Pueblo, 18971899[11]
  • Denver Posten, Denver, 18981901[11]
  • Odensblatt und Vereins Zeitung, Denver, 18991903[11]
  • Nachrichten, Pueblo, 19001901[11]
  • Colorado Herold, Denver, 19021947[11]
  • Colorado Vorwarts, Denver, 19031914[11]
  • Volkszeitung Tribune, Denver, 1955after 1963[11]

Connecticut

  • Connecticut Republikaner, New Haven, 18671901
  • Connecticut Freie-Presse, New Haven, 18751907
  • New England Anzeiger, New Haven, 18761884
  • Bridgeporter Zeitung, Bridgeport, 18771878
  • Connecticut Staats-Zeitung, Hartford, 18831942
  • New Haven Anzeiger, 18911910
  • Waterbury Beobachter, Waterbury, 18981917
  • Westporter Herald, Westport, 18981951

Florida

  • Florida Deutsches Echo, Miami, 1926?[12]

Illinois

  • Illinois Staats-Zeitung, Chicago, 1848–1922
  • Belleviller Zeitung, Belleville, 1849–1917
  • Der Proletarier, Chicago, 1853
  • Deutscher Anzeiger, Freeport, 1853–1917[13]
  • Illinois Staats Anzeiger, Springfield, 1859-1865[14][15]
  • Arbeiter-Zeitung, Chicago, 1877–1931
  • Vorbote, Chicago, 1874–1924
  • Bloomington Journal, Bloomington, 18771918
  • Plattdeutsche Zeitung, Chicago, 18781881
  • Die Fäckel, Chicago, 1879–1919
  • Abendpost, Chicago, 18891950
  • Abend Presse, Chicago, 18961913
  • Eintracht, Chicago, 1922–2017[16]

Iowa

  • Iowa Tribüne, Burlington, 1861–1899
  • Der Demokrat, Davenport, 1851–1918
  • Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Dubuque, 1881–1971
  • Le Mars Herold, Le Mars, 1884–1918

Kansas

  • Kansas Staats-Anzeiger, Topeka, 18791915
  • Kansas Telegraph, Atchison, 18801904
  • Kansas Rundschau, La Crosse, 18971898
  • Kingman County Telegraph, Kingman, 19061912

Louisiana

  • Die Deutsche Zeitung, New Orleans, 1848–1907[17]
  • Die Glocke, New Orleans, 1848–1850[17]
  • Louisiana Zuschauer, Lafayette, 1849–?[17]
  • Louisiana Staatszeitung, New Orleans, 1850–1866, merged into Die Deutsche Zeitung[17]
  • Das Arbeiterblatt, New Orleans, 1850–1851[17]
  • Deutsche Courier No. 2, 1850–?[17]
  • Der Alligator, New Orleans, 1851–?[17]
  • Lafayetter Zeitung, Lafeyette, 1851–?[17]
  • Täglische New Orleans Journal, New Orleans, 1866–1867[17]
  • Täglische New Orleans Deutsche Presse, New Orleans, 1868–1869, merged into Die Deutsche Zeitung[17]
  • Der Familienfreund, 1869–1903[17]
  • Der Kinderfreund, 1872–1874[17]
  • Die Laterne, 1872–?[17]
  • Louisiana Deutsches Journal, 1876–1877[17]
  • Der Altenheimbote, 18921918[17]
  • Der Negerfreund, 1897–1947[17]
  • The Southern Lutheran, 19031917[17]
  • Neue Deutsche Zeitung, 19071917[17]

Maryland

  • Baltimore Wecker, Baltimore, 1851–1877
  • Der Deutsche Correspondent, Baltimore, 1841–1918, merged into Baltimore Correspondent
  • Bayrisches Wochenblatt, Baltimore, 1880–1919, merged into Baltimore Correspondent
  • (Täglicher) Baltimore Correspondent, Baltimore, 1919–1976[18][19][20]

Massachusetts

Michigan

  • Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, Warren, 1854–2022

Minnesota

  • Der Nordstern, St. Cloud, 1874–1931
  • Minnesota Staats-Zeitung, St. Paul, 1858–1877
  • Minnesota Volksblatt, St. Paul, 1861–1877
  • Die Volkszeitung, St. Paul, 1877–1881
  • Wöchentliche Volkszeitung, 1881–1921
  • Tägliche Volkszeitung, 1881–1941

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

  • Tägliche Omaha Tribüne, Omaha, 18791941
  • Nebraska Staats-Anzeiger, Lincoln, 1880–1901[21]
  • Lincoln Freie Presse, Lincoln, 18841942[22]

Nevada

New York

North Dakota

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

  • Der Teutone, Charleston, 1844–?

South Dakota

Tennessee

  • Die Stimme die Volk, Memphis, 1854–1860
  • Die Anzeiger des Südens, Memphis, 1858–1876
  • Die Neue Zeit, Memphis, 1862–187?
  • Memphis Correspondent, Memphis, 1870-?
  • Memphis Journal, Memphis, 1876–1878
  • Nashviller Demokrat, Nashville, 1866–1871
  • Tennessee Staatszeitung, Nashville, 1866–1869

Virginia

Washington DC

West Virginia

  • Deutsche Zeitung, Wheeling, 1901–1916[31]
  • West Virginia patriot, Wheeling, 1916–191?[32]
  • West Virginische staats-zeitung, Wheeling, 1887–1901, formed by the merger of Deutsche zeitung (Wheeling, W. Va.: 1876) (non-extant), and Wheelinger volksblatt (non-extant).[33]
  • Wheelinger volksblatt, Wheeling, 1880–1887[34]
  • Virginische staats-zeitung / Virginia state gazette, Wheeling, 1848–1863, continued by West Virginia staats zeitung (non-extant)[35]
  • Der Arbeiter-Freund, Wheeling, 1865–1887, absorbed Patriot (Wheeling, W. Va.) (non-extant) and was continued by Deutsche Zeitung von West Virginien (non-extant).[36]

Wisconsin

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National newspapers

  • Amerika Woche, 1972–present
  • Der Ruf, distributed to German POWs across the United States during World War II

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