Organized in 1904 by landholder Josiah Blasingame, the Bank of Jersey was the small farming town's only bank, serving local planters before the automobile era. It operated until 1931 and was listed on the National Register in 1984.
Bank of Jersey (Historical Marker)
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Bank of Jersey is a historical marker in Jersey, Walton County. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Walton County, among 105 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7176, -83.8000 near Jersey. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bank of Jersey (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Centreville, Brodnax, Samuel H., House, and Guthrie Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Bank of Jersey” names 2 distinct records in Walton County. This page is the historical marker in Jersey. The others:
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