Eastern Argus
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Ceased publication | January 1922 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Maine, United States |
| OCLC number | 2260559 |
The Eastern Argus was a newspaper published in Portland, Maine, United States, from 1803 to January 1921. In early 1921, it was succeeded by the Portland Press Herald.
The newspaper was founded by Calvin Day and Nathaniel Willis. Its offices, along with the offices of all the newspapers in the city, were destroyed on July 4, 1866, in the Great Fire of 1866.[1] At the time of its closure, it was the "oldest newspaper in Maine published continuously without change of name." Among those with a business interest in the paper at that time were Don Carlos Seitz and Ernest C. Bowler. It was owned by the Independent Publishing Company.[2]
