Albert Walter Merrick (December 24, 1840 – February 26, 1902) was an American journalist who published the first newspaper in Deadwood, South Dakota, the Black Hills Weekly Pioneer, along with W. A. Laughlin.

The newspaper continues to be published today, but has moved its offices to Spearfish, South Dakota.

Merrick was born in New York in 1840 and served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of sergeant.

The first paper was published on June 8, 1876, and is still printed today as the Black Hills Pioneer.

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