{{short description|U.S. newspaper (1857–1890)}} {{italic title}} thumb|''Memphis Avalanche'' ad in Memphis city directory, 1870 The '''''Memphis'' ''Avalanche''''', also '''''Memphis Daily Avalanche''''', was a newspaper of Tennessee in the United States that was published from 1858 to 1862, and then from 1866 until 1890.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=2021-04-06 |title=Memphis Avalanche [newspaper] index, 1860-1861, 1866-1870 |url=https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-news/6 |journal=Early Memphis Newspaper Indices}}</ref> The ''Memphis Avalanche-Appeal'' was published from 1890 to 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library Newspaper Database |url=https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/newspapers/results_full.php?bib_id=9799 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www.library.illinois.edu}}</ref> The ''Avalanche'' supported secession prior to the American Civil War, and opposed the Republican Party for the remainder of its existence.<ref name=":0" /> M. C. Galloway and W. H. Rhea were the editors and publishers circa 1868.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State v. Galloway |url=https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-galloway-892087633 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=vLex |language=en}}</ref>
The poetry of Lillian Rozell Messenger was first published in the ''Avalanche'' under the pen name Zena Clifton.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-07 |title=Early female poet left mark on nation's letters |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/mar/07/poetess-mark-on-nations-letters/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Arkansas Democrat Gazette |language=en}}</ref>
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