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First Bank in Alabama Planters and Merchants Bank
FIRST BANK IN ALABAMA PLANTERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF HUNTSVILLE
Housed on this site in brick building 44 ft. x 54 ft.
Chartered by Mississippi Territorial Legislature December 11, 1816 Commenced operations October 17, 1817, shortly thereafter made depository for Huntsville Federal Land Office funds Charter voided by Proclamation of Governor Pickens on February 1, 1825 LeRoy Pope, first and only president
ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 19
Planters and Merchants Bank Historical Marker
13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 41, 59, 63, 81, and 87 contain more information about Alabama’s first bank.
The Madison County Commission sponsored this Alabama Historical Association marker which was erected in 1969. It is attached to the north end of the stone wall at 216 West Side Square, Huntsville, Alabama. References 1,10,
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