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"Pennsylvania Evening Post" with an early reference to "Minutemen" — October 31, 1775 Iwo Jima "In a bit of wryUpdated on November 30, 2025: This has been sold. December 31, 1775 issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post, Volume 1, Number 121, with one of the earliest references to "minute men." The newspaper is offered in an archival portfolio. You could also have it framed, if you wish. Newspaper size: 10" x 16" (folded) A news report on the front page, right hand column, includes early references to "Minutemen." Pictured below and transcribed here: