Seeing Double - New Bedford, MA
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N 41° 38.138 W 070° 55.391
19T E 339817 N 4611108
Two banks in one.
Waymark Code: WMPA8K
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2015
Views: 1
The sign reads:
"Seeing Double
As you gaze across Water Street toward the eight-pillar institution, compare closely what you see in the photograph with what stands here today. Built in 1831, the building was designed by architect Russell Warren. For 61 years the building housed two banks - Merchant's Bank on the right and Mechanics Bank on the left. The prosperous whaling elite walked their money through the right door, while humble shopkeepers and skilled tradespeople marched their money through the left.
Water Street ... was the Wall Street of New Bedford. Practically all the banks, insurance offices and telegraph offices, lawyer's offices were conscentrated within these limits."
Group that erected the marker: New Bedford Whaling Historical National Park
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Water Street
New Bedford, MA United States
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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