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Have you ever noticed this plaque along the 900 block of E Street, near the Federal Election Commission offices and Hard Rock Cafe? According to the plaque, the oldest existing religious newspaper was first published at 925 E Street, NW on February 2, 1822. The Columbian Star, which is now printed as The Christian Index in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded by Luther Rice, a well-known Baptist leader who also founded Columbian College (now George Washington University).
By comparison, The Hartford Courant, first printed in 1764, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S., and The Washington Post, was first printed in 1877.
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