A wee tidbit of Bank of Columbia history
2023-06-01 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM
JIM writes, "This notice appeared in the May 7, 1866 edition of The Louisville Daily Journal (one of the forerunners of the Courier-Journal). The notice reads: IN ORDER TO A SPEEDY ORGANIZATION OF the Deposit Bank of Columbia, Kentucky, there will be an election of Directors and other officers of said Bank at the law office of Garnett & Baker, in said town, on the 14th day of May, 1866. The stockholders in said Bank, and all others interested, will please attend. - JESSE MURRELL
- JAMES GARNETT
- SINCLAIR WHEAT
- THOS. M. FRAZER
- CLAYTON MILLER
- THOS. T. ALEXANDER
- Commissioners
Over a century and half later, most of the names are known by those familiar with Adair County history." Comments | Permalink