Horace Greeley

Location: Poultney
Tag(s): Famous Vermonters
Historical Category: Local History
Video Date: 4/28/22

Horace Greeley was one of the country's most historically important journalists: born in New Hampshire, he and his family moved to East Poultney Vermont, where he became an apprentice to a local journalist, before eventually moving on to found the New York Tribune. Later in life, he ended up running for President of the United States against Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.

This Place in History is produced in partnership by Local 22 & Local 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Society.

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