Many of the newspapers founded in the area that is now the state of Minnesota became Defunct newspapers of Minnesota when they ceased to be published for a variety of reasons. The earliest known newspaper, The Minnesota Weekly Democrat, was founded while the area was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. According to records of the Library of Congress, there have been throughout its history almost 4,000 newspaper titles in the current area of the state of Minnesota, which was founded in 1858. These include newspapers in English, German, Swedish, Russian and other languages, as well as Native American newspapers. There were approximately 500 newspapers in Minnesota at the beginning of 2020. [1]
The following are some of the notable defunct newspapers:
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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St. Paul | Western Appeal (also The Appeal) | 1885 | 1923 | Weekly |
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Minneapolis | Svenska Amerikanska Posten (Swedish American Press) | 1885 | 1940 | Weekly |
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Minneapolis | Folkebladet (People Magazine) | 1877 | 1952 | Monthly |
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St. Paul | Minnesota Weekly Democrat | 1803 (Oct) | 1850 (after) | Weekly | ||
Red Lake | Red Lake News | 1912 | 1921 | Monthly |
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Minneapolis | Echo de l'Ouest (Echo of the West) | 1883 | 1929 | Weekly |
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New Ulm | Der fortschritt (Progress) | 1891 | 1915 | Weekly | ||
Minneapolis | Minneapolis Evening Journal | 1878 | 1939 |
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Minneapoliis | Minneapolis Star | 1887 | 1887 | Daily (except Sun.) |
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Winona | Katolik (Catholic) | 1893 | 1895 | Weekly |
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Minneapolis | Minneapolis-Tidende (Minneapolis Times) | 1895 | 1935 | Weekly |
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New Ulm | New Ulm Post | 1864 | 1933 | Weekly | ||
Red Wing | Minnesota Posten | 1857 | 1858 | Twice monthly |
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St. Paul | Northwest Commercial Bulletin | 1919 | Weekly |
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St. Cloud | Der Nordstern (The North Star) | 1874 | 1931 | Weekly | ||
White Earth | The Tomahawk | 1903 | 192? | Weekly |
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White Earth | The Progress | 1886 | 1889 | Weekly | ||
St. Paul | Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (Minnesota German Newspaper) | 1858 | 1877 | Weekly | ||
St. Paul | Saint Paul Dispatch | 1868 | 1985 | Daily |
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St. Paul | Twin City Commercial Bulletin [6] | 1919 | Weekly |
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Minneota | Vinland | 1902 | 1908 | Monthly |
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Winona | Wiarus (Veteran Defender) | 1895 | 1919 | Semi-weekly |
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St. Paul, Minnesota Territory | Minnesota Pioneer | 1849 | 1855 | Daily |
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Girard, Kansas, Minneapolis | Gaa Paa! (Go on!) | 1903 | 1918 | Weekly | ||
Minneapolis | Hundred Flowers | 1970 | 1972 | Weekly | ||
Duluth | Industrialisti | 1917 | 1975 | Weekly | ||
Duluth | The Duluth Ripsaw | 1917 | 1926 | Bi-weekly |
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Minneapolis | The Saturday Press | 1927 | 1936 | Weekly |
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Minneapolis | Twin Cities Reader | 1977 | 1997 | Weekly |
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Minneapolis | City Pages | 1979 | 2020 | Weekly |
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