FIRST - Bank Chartered in Illinois
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BruceS
N 37° 41.647 W 088° 08.193
16S E 399799 N 4172485
Historical marker commemorating first bank chartered in Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM6FCG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
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Text of marker:
Marshall House
This was the original site of the home of John Marshall, one of the founders and president of the Bank of Illinois, the first bank chartered by the Illinois Territorial Legislature. The charter was issued in 1816. The Bank opened at Shawneetown in 1817, suspended operations in the mid-1820's, and reopened from 1834 to 1842. Marshall was active in business and politics. In 1818 he was elected a legislator from Gallatin County to first Illinois General Assembly. He died in 1858.
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