Marion in Crittenden County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Crittenden Bank & Trust Company

Erected 1919

— Courthouse Square Walking Trail —

Crittenden Bank & Trust Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Crittenden Bank & Trust Company Marker

Inscription. The Crittenden Bank & Trust, the town’s third bank, began operation January 9, 1909, replacing the Bank of Marion which had failed in 1908. Three other short-lived banks were housed in this building. The last banking operation here was that of Citizens Bank, which was chartered March 15, 1938, and remained in this building until 1956. The marble lobby floors and bronze tellers’ cages, and two safes remain in place. The building is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by the City of Marion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is January 9, 1909.

Location. 35° 12.862′ N, 90° 11.748′ W. Marker is in Marion, Arkansas, in Crittenden County. It is at the intersection of East Military Road and Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Military Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 East Military Road, Marion AR 72364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the

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American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marion Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Rhodes Storefronts (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldier's Memorial (about 500 feet away); Mound City Landing (about 500 feet away); Old County Jail (about 500 feet away); Crittenden County Health Department (about 600 feet away); Hernando De Soto's expeditionary force entering Arkansas (about 600 feet away); The Trail of Tears...A Sad Chapter in American History (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Regarding Crittenden Bank & Trust Company. As the county and its businesses began to prosper, banks provided a depository for monies

The former Crittenden Bank & Trust Company. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. The former Crittenden Bank & Trust Company.

and a source for needed capital for new businesses and homes. Unfortunately, many of the early banks failed. Of the four banking institutions which operated in this building, only one, Citizens Bank, survived. It moved in 1956 into the building operated today as the Marion City Hall, and later into another building at the corner of Pine and Block streets. Citizens Bank was merged with National Bank of Commerce of Memphis, Tennessee in 1999.

Also see . . . Map of the City of Marion Courthouse Square Walking Trail. (Submitted on April 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.