Article Text
Bank of Fulton, Atlanta, suspended on the 17th. At last advices the North-westorn Bank of Georgia, at Ringgold, was paying. "The Panie" is levelling things pretty rapidly, the wild-cats holding out as long as the larger animals.
Bank of Fulton (Atlanta, GA)
Episode Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Start Date
- October 17, 1857
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia (33.749, -84.388)
- Bank Type
- state
Metadata
Notes
Article only reports the suspension date during the 1857 panic; no reopening is mentioned so ultimate status is unclear.
Events (1)
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October 17, 1857
Suspension
- Cause
- Macro News
- Cause Details
- Suspended amid the Panic of 1857 which was causing widespread bank suspensions in the region.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Bank of Fulton, Atlanta, suspended on the 17th.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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