The ''Oregon Sentinel'' was the first newspaper in

southern Oregon Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon south of Lane County and generally west of the Cascade Range, excluding the southern Oregon Coast. Counties include Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, and Josephine. It includes the Southern Oreg ...

. It was published in

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from 1855 to 1888. The Oregon Sentinel was founded by

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William G. T'Vault, and was initially named the ''Table Rock Sentinel'', changing its title in 1858. It was a decidedly pro-

slavery Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

newspaper, despite the practice being illegal in Oregon. In the 1980s, the Southern Oregon Historical Society revived the title once again as its own newsletter. The ''Jacksonville Sentinel'', a distinct newspaper, was founded in 1902 and lasted until 1906. It was the only

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paper in

at the time. The Jacksonville Sentinel was edited by

Joseph P. Gaston Joseph P. Gaston (November 14, 1833July 20, 1913) was an American railroad executive, journalist, and historian based in Oregon. He is remembered as the namesake of Gaston, Oregon, the Joseph Gaston House, and the Gaston-Strong House. Gaston w ...

, an American railroad executive and journalist.

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