History of Washington Banks and Financial District Evolution
A lengthy review traces Washington banking from colonial times through the 19th century panic. It covers early Georgetown and Alexandria roots, the Bank of Columbia, Metropolis, and Union institutions, major failures like Jay Cooke and Freedman’s, Riggs and Corcoran partnerships, and the rise of trust companies and savings banks shaping the District’s financial center.
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District OX Columbia
Sec
Escal
Washington
America
Continonial Congress
Bank of iNeth America
Philadephia
Bank of the United States
Corinbia
Alexandria
Nobly
Virginia
Ansitter City
Georgetown
United States Bank
General Assembly of
Mary- Maud
Lang
Bridge (Row M
Bridge Street
Frederick
Thirty-fourth
George Poe
Bank of Columbia
Aly
Bank of Washington
Ctizens
Union Bank
Swithh
Congress
Second Bank of the
United States
District of Columbia
John K. Yon Ness
Fea
Nanking
States Bank
Union Bank of
Robert Levering
Huejueas
Qvay
Great Britain
Olumbia
Metropolis
John P. van Ness
Bank of
Specinon
National Metropolitan Bank
Mare
Fifteenth Street
YRM
Mechanica Bank of
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Patriotic Bank
Seventh
D Streets
Central Bank of
Great
Britain
National Bank Act
Merchants National Bank
First National
Jay Coos Bank
Simon Cameron
Ind Genat Institution
Riggs Bank
W. W. Corco
Corcoran. & Riges
Riges
Corcoran
Mexico
Coreman
Riggs
Jalé
Elisha Riggs
England
Lordon
Forceler
Bank of Corcoran & Riggs
George W. Riggs
Tame St Pears
Francis Higgs
John Tyler
Fiftedam Street
the Avenue
Byelneaa
Herice
Rufus Choate
Rufus
Daniel
District ‘of Columbia
District of
Colum
Old
Bank of the Metropoli
Jone National Bank of
National Bank of Washington
F Street
Seventh Street
McKelden
D. J
Jay Cooke & Co
View Bank
William V. Cox
John 5
Evkloft
Cox
My. A. B. Fox
Ofhers
Columbia
LeDroit
Eighth
F Streets
American National Bank
Diosperous
Baltimore Sun
Naional
District National Bank
R. N. Harper
R. N. Harper & Co
Harper
American National
Trintityon
G Street
Fifteenth
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Tenth
Giratwan
Dew Company
Wea
American Security “and iEroat Company
Aree’ Institution
New York
Misha
Wndgr
Timate
Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Higgs
Second Bank of the United States
Witta Hobie
Bank of the
Jong Stead
Bragich Beth
Jugistution
Ir Ge
Messrs. ‘Cexebran and Aiges
Messrs. Corcoran and Riggs
American Security and Trust Company
Arst
Massachusetts Avenue
Home Savings Bank
Ths
H Streets
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank
Seventh and
Gabceta
Traders Bank
Merchants and Mechanics
Tenth Street
G Streets
Twentieth Street
Fourteenth Streets
United Sates Savings Bank
Potomac Savings Bank
Crane, Parris & Co
Fooma
Fourteenth Street
Geounries
Crane
Eurly
Washinton
Parris
di Presi
Gresbank
Jin
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U .S
Cherks
American “Express Co
Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank
N. W
Pa. Ave
A. G. Plant & CO
Washington Stock Exchange
J. 8. Bache & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Investment Securities
Second National Bank
W. John
Eckloff
Cashier
Walter C. Clephans
Jacob Schary
Seventh Street N. .W
St. Louis
N. W. Cor
15Th St
United States ‘Treasury
the Potomac
D. G
J. G. Waters
G. W. Offutt
B. A. Bowles
H.W. Offutt
J. W. Bagley
Jesse H. Wilson
U. S
History OF Banking
Ane
Hirst Ban
Jani
United Stated Bank
Jackson
Teal
Culumbli Bank
Bullion Bank
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
Corcoran &* Riggs
Virethia
Mass. Ave. N. W
7Th
H Sts. N. E
7Th St. S. W
U. S. Treasury
Robert 3. Harper
Miller Kenrom
Int Vics
AB. F. Maetarlard
Vice Prastaeat
Hoger
SD Nationate Bank OF Washington
Ridgwars
Canbier
We. T. Ponte
Int Anat
Mason
Aset
Carhter
Serngoae
The
Columbia National Bank
Albert F. Fox Charles, Ben
Charles B. Bailey
William E. Barker
John Joy Edson
Albert F. Fox
Benjamin W. Guy John A. Hamilton
Benjamin F. Tetgle 2
Tors
Alvin M. Lothrop
John Mitchell, Jr
Thos. C. Noyes
B. Francis Saul Louis P. Shoemaker
Geo. W. F. Swartzell
John A. Swope - Warner
Dawn
Washington Loan & Trust Company
9Th and F Sts
United States Trust Company
Washington, D. C
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