Old State Bank

Old State Bank is a Georgia historical marker in Baldwin County, dedicated 1954.

At the intersection of East Green and South Wilkerson Streets.

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Built in 1818 as a branch of the Bank of Darien, this building has served various purposes. The Masonic Lodge occupied part of the building in 1825 when it entertained General LaFayette in one of its rooms. A newspaper, "The Souther Recorder," organized in 1820, was housed here in its early years. It was the meeting place for the Legislative Committee which drew up the Ordinance of Secession in 1861. It has also seen use as a private school conducted by Miss Kate Davidson. Subsequently, it became a barracks for G.M.C. cadets and later a hotel.

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · The Southern States and Mississippi Territory (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1816, covering the location of Old State Bank, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1816, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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