Historical Marker100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press"
Brenham · Washington County · Dedicated 1966 · THC Atlas #5477008306
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Marker Inscription
(1866-1966) Founded Jan. 1, 1866, as weekly "Southern Banner", by Dan McGary and John C. Rankin, Confederate veterans. For his independent policies, editor McGary was jailed that year; shop and nearby businesses burned. But paper survived; became a daily in 1876. "Banner" was merged with "Press" in 1912 by George Neu. Mrs. Ruby Robertson, on staff in 1912, in 1917 became first woman in Texas to edit a daily. Jim Byrd, production superintendent, has been on force since 1921. Ben F. Blanton, a newspaperman since 1939, became editor and publisher on Feb. 1, 1962. (1966)
About this site
100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press" is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1456, -96.3857 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Germania Mutual Aid Association (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Giddings-Stone Mansion, Giddings-Stone House, and City of Brenham.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008306. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
