Alapaha in Berrien County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bank of Alapaha

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2018

1. Bank of Alapaha Marker

Inscription. Original bank building est. 1905

Occupied by bank until 1917

When the new office was built
later known as Alapaha
Post Office Building

Renovated and dedicated by
Bank of Alapaha – 2016

Erected 2016 by Bank of Alapaha.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 31° 22.9′ N, 83° 13.402′ W. Marker is in Alapaha, Georgia, in Berrien County. It is on North Railroad Street just east of North Davis Street (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level directly on the original bank building, between the front window and door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 North Railroad Street, Alapaha GA 31622, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Coffee Road (approx. 8.6 miles away); Dorminy's Meeting House Young's Meeting House Brushy Creek (approx. 11.4 miles away); a different marker also named Old Coffee Road (approx. 12.2 miles away); "Spirit of the American Doughboy" (approx. 12.2 miles away); The War Between the States (approx. 12.2 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.2 miles away); Berrien County (approx. 12.2 miles away); Berrien County World War II Memorial (approx. 12.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Flat Creek Mills (was approx. 7.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Bank of Alapaha History.

Bank of Alapaha was chartered on March 25, 1905 and originally occupied a brick corner building on Railroad St. in Alapaha, GA. The bank has grown to three branches located in Enigma, Nashville, and Adel. The bank was organized eight years prior to
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2018

2. Original Bank of Alapaha Building
(marker is mounted between window and door)
the creation of the Federal Reserve System and twenty-eight years before the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(Submitted on January 27, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Original Alapaha Bank (<i>left</i>)<br>and adjacent contemporary brick building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2018

3. Original Alapaha Bank (left)
and adjacent contemporary brick building

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.