The ''Kentucky Gazette'', or ''Kentucke Gazette'', was the first newspaper published in the state of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
. It was started in
Lexington by Fielding and
John Bradford
John Bradford (1510–1555) was an English Reformer, prebendary of St. Paul's, and martyr. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for alleged crimes against Queen Mary I. He was burned at the stake on 1 July 1555.
Life
Bradford was born ...
in 1787 (as ''Kentucke Gazette''), and continued into 1789 with the current spelling of the state.
Currently, the newspaper is published in
Frankfort and released every other Wednesday.
External links
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* https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/18th/87.html
Newspapers published in Kentucky
1787 establishments in Virginia
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