Lyons in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Bank

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 7, 2019

1. The Bank Marker

Inscription. On this site in 1838 was erected a building known until 1929 as "The Bank." Built by The Bank of Lyons, it was occupied by:

The Sisson Bank 1846
D. Chapman & Co. 1850
Charles Demmon, banker 1861
Gavitt & Murdock 1866
Saxon B. Gavitt, banker 1871
Mirick & Cole 1873
The Union Bank of Lyons 1874
The Bank of Wayne 1910
The Gavitt National Bank 1911

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 43° 3.811′ N, 76° 59.546′ W. Marker is in Lyons, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Williams Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyons NY 14489, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20th Century Transportation Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyons Downtown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to All Lyons Firefighters (within shouting distance of this marker); Generations of Smiles #4 (within shouting distance of this marker); True Valor at Gettysburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Battles of the Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dobbins Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 7, 2019

2. The Bank

The Gavitt National Bank of Lyons image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 16, 2023

3. The Gavitt National Bank of Lyons

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on November 18, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.