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First Bank in Alabama–Merchants and Planters 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.

Marker Name: First Bank in Alabama–Merchants and Planters Bank of Huntsville Marker Type: Urban Addtional Information:: No additional information could be found. The Plaque is located up hill from the Big Spring. Date Dedicated / Placed: 1965 Marker Number: Not listed

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