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| Keywords: florida state library and archives of florida statelibraryandarchivesofflorida historic preservation month historicpreservationmonth union bank unionbank tallahassee william williams williamwilliams seminole wars seminolewars panic of 1837 panicof1837 william bailey williambailey issac mitchell issacmitchell cotton plantations planters civil war civilwar freedman's savings and trust company freedmanssavingsandtrustcompany adams street adamsstreet apalachee parkway apalacheeparkway southeastern regional black archives southeasternregionalblackarchives famu florida a&m university floridaamuniversity reference collection referencecollection blackandwhite monochrome outdoor building architecture black and white Local call number: RC10878 Title: Union Bank Building shown after move to Apalachee Parkway and restoration as a museum: Tallahassee, Florida Date: February 1985 General note: Union Bank was established in 1841 by William Williams as Tallahassee's first bank. It closed during the Seminole Wars, largely due to the Panic of 1837. The bank was purchased by plantation owners William Bailey and Issac Mitchell in 1847 to finance cotton agriculture in the Red Hills region. After the Civil War, the bank became the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company for emancipated slaves. In 1971, the bank was moved from Adams Street to its present location on Apalachee Parkway. It now serves as an extension of the Southeastern Regional Black Archives operated by Florida A&M University. Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 7 x 10 in. Series Title: Reference collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/33468 Visit Florida Memory to see more images of Union Bank in Tallahassee. Local call number: RC10878 Title: Union Bank Building shown after move to Apalachee Parkway and restoration as a museum: Tallahassee, Florida Date: February 1985 General note: Union Bank was established in 1841 by William Williams as Tallahassee's first bank. It closed during the Seminole Wars, largely due to the Panic of 1837. The bank was purchased by plantation owners William Bailey and Issac Mitchell in 1847 to finance cotton agriculture in the Red Hills region. After the Civil War, the bank became the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company for emancipated slaves. In 1971, the bank was moved from Adams Street to its present location on Apalachee Parkway. It now serves as an extension of the Southeastern Regional Black Archives operated by Florida A&M University. Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 7 x 10 in. Series Title: Reference collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/33468 Visit Florida Memory to see more images of Union Bank in Tallahassee. | ||||
