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Branch Bank of the State of Georgia at Eatonton Historical
Marker
Located at Putnam County Courthouse, Eatonton
33.32552441, -83.38819806
(text)
BRANCH BANK
OF
THE STATE OF GEORGIA
AT
EATONTON
In the Dec. 4, 1818 Georgia
Journal directors of the Bank of the State of Georgia at
Savannah announced a meeeting on Jan. 1, 1819 to appoint 7 directors
and a cashier for the branches established at Eatonton and Greensborough.
Branch Banks were already in operation in Augusta, Washington
and Milledgeville. Directors appointed for the Eatonton branch
were: John J. Smith, Irby Hudson, William Flournoy, Thomas Hoxey,
Wilson Williams. A.(ugustus) Haywood, and W.(illie) Abercrombie.
John Hudson was made cashier. The cashier advertised for bids
to build a brick building, Feb. 16, 1819.
Lot no. 4, Square D is directly
opposite this marker. The Branch Bank at Eatonton purchased the
western half of the lot Aug. 28, 1819 and the eastern half Feb.
13, 1823. There is no definite information for any bank building
until 1847 when Tunis Tunison and James H. Broadfield erected
a two story brick building as a business house and residence
for the cashier.
When the bank failed in 1866
the property was turned over to the Bank of the State of Georgia
at Savannah. Their assignees sold it to George W. Wardwell Sept.
24, 1869. With little remodeling and few additions the building
became the residence of Mr. Wardwell and his family until 1962.
The property was then sold for commercial use and the house was
demolished.
ERECTED 1977
BY EATONTON-PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
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