Capital after being purchased from Colonel Phillip E. Porter by Capital owner William Abbott in 1910. The newspaper was promoted to twice-weekly publication in 1969 and primarily covered the north county area. See also Early American publishers and printers Newspapers of colonial America References External links HometownAnnapolis.com The Capital. Retrieved February 23, 2010 Maryland Archives. Retrieved February 23, 2010 Maryland Gazette Newspapers published in Maryland Anne Arundel County, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland Publications established in 1727 1727 establishments in Maryland Tribune Publishing Newspapers of colonial America