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Merchant's National Bank
New Bedford, Ma. - 4 +1 Photos

Below find four photographs of the Merchants and Merchants National Bank throughout it's history.
Just below is the Merchants Bank on the corner of Purchase and William streets in 1914 after Purchase Street had been widened. At the very bottom of this page is a Merchants $5.00 Bill issued in 1864
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Below is the Merchants National Bank on the corner of Purchase and William Streets prior to the widening of Purchase Street.
Established as the "Merchants Bank" in 1825 it re-organized in 1865 as the "Merchants National Bank" and moved to this buiding it had built in 1893 - 1894 on Purchase and William Streets.
On June 16, 1913 it was voted that Purchase Street was to be widened by 16 1/2 feet . By 1914 it had the new buiding above.
. (See the page for 1910 - 1919 for more details about the widening)

Merchant's National Bank 1897 New Bedford, MA. www.whalingCity.net

Below is the second location of the Merchants Bank that was reorganized in 1865
It shared the building with the Mechanics Bank that occupied the north (left) part of the building.
Later it became the Fisherman's Pension Fund Building

Merchants Bank 2nd location - New Bedford, Ma. - www.WhalingCity.net

The first Merchants Bank was located where the storefront is on the left in the image below.
It was established in 1825.

First building of the Merchants bank in New Bedfod - www.WhalingCity.net

Merchants Bank Five Dollar Bill - www.WhalingCity.net

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Merchant's National Bank New Bedford, Ma. - 4 +1 Photos

Merchant's National Bank
New Bedford, Ma. - 4 +1 Photos