Catlettsburg National Bank - Catlettsburg, KY

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 2740
Charter Number: 2740
Start Date: February 13, 1884
Location: Catlettsburg, Kentucky (38.405, -82.600)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 8367cf01

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Description

Article (Feb 13-14, 1884) reports business suspended because of flooding (bank in ten feet of water); money and books moved to Ashland for safety and it was thought the bank might re-open in a few days. No run is mentioned.

Events (3)

1. June 24, 1882 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. February 13, 1884 Suspension

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Severe local flooding — bank building in ten feet of water; money and books moved to Ashland for safety.
Newspaper Excerpt: A private dispatch from Ashland, Ky., asks that the public be notified that business is entirely suspended at Cattletsburg. ... The Cattlets. barg National Bank is in ten feet of water. The money and books were all brought to the Asbland Bank for safety. It is thought the Cattletsburg bank may be able to re. open in three days.
Source: newspapers

3. September 16, 1916 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 14, 1884 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, WV

Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, February 14, 1884

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Article Text

Business Sa-pended 112 l'attletsburg. CINCISNATI, February 13.-A private dispatch from Ashland, Ky., asks that the public be notified that business is entirely suspended at Cattletsburg. No mails have been received for six days. The Cattlets. barg National Bank is in ten feet of water. The money and books were all brought to the Asbland Bank for safety. It is thought the Cattletsburg bank may be able to re. open in three days.