In 2017, the 1830 Hoe Cylinder press was removed from the former home of the Silverton Standard on Greene Street and taken to the museum for display. The press had been in the building since 1950 when it was moved there by then Standard publisher Ross Beaber and was still in use at that time. Many other facts about the press remain an unsolved mystery.
In the old west, as elsewhere in the country, newspapers were often the fabric of the community. In addition to publishing the periodical newspaper, the shops that produced that paper were usually the only source of commercial printing for the small communities they served.
With that in mind, it is appropriate that the San Juan County Historical Society Museum dedicate some space to p...
