100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press"
(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)
30.1456° N, 96.3856° W
Where to Find It
Stringer Road, S side between Becker Drive and S. Chappell Hill Street
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi SW Germania Mutual Aid Association Brenham
- 0.5 mi NW Giddings-Stone House Brenham
- 0.6 mi NW City of Brenham Brenham
- 0.6 mi N Milroy's Garden and Orchard Brenham
- 0.6 mi N William H. Watson Brenham
- 0.6 mi W St. Peter's Episcopal Church Brenham