Bank of Athens - Athens, GA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 1, 1858
Location: Athens, Georgia (33.961, -83.378)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 79ef9a1d

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (May 6, 1858) reports the Bank of Athens 'resumed specie payment on the 1st instant' — indicates the bank had been suspended and reopened on 1858-05-01. No mention of a run; cause of prior suspension not specified in the excerpt.

Events (2)

1. May 1, 1858 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Fulton, and the Bank of Athens each resumed specie payment on the 1st instant.
Source: newspapers

2. * Suspension

Cause Details: Period of suspension referenced but no cause given in the article
Newspaper Excerpt: These banks... have responded to the necessities of the people in their respective localities, for specie during their period of suspension
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 6, 1858 Yorkville Enquirer York, SC

Article from Yorkville Enquirer, May 6, 1858

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Article Text

The Georgia Banks. The Bank of Fulton. and the Bank of Athens each resumed specie payment on the 1st instant. These banks, like those of our city, have responded to the necessities of the people in their respective localities, for specie during their period of suspension, and are ready to take position among the soundest institutions of the State.-Augusta Dispatch, 3d instant.