Waynesboro in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

First Auto Bank

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

1. First Auto Bank Marker

Inscription. In 1962, the First State Bank in Waynesboro became the first bank in Mississippi to open an auto bank offering drive-up window service. The idea originated with bank president and later chairman W.D. Mangum. Approved by the state bank comptroller Llewellyn Brown.

Erected 2004 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 31° 40.531′ N, 88° 38.74′ W. Marker is in Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Azalea Drive (State Highway 184) and Fagan Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Azalea Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 703 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro MS 39367, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wayne County Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wayne County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (approx. ¼ mile away); Philadelphus Church

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(approx. ¼ mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Lettie Bryant and Leo Turner (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clinch Gray (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

Drive-up window lane (1 of 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

2. Drive-up window lane (1 of 2)

Drive-up window lane (2 of 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

3. Drive-up window lane (2 of 2)

View of marker looking south on Azalea Drive. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

4. View of marker looking south on Azalea Drive.

View of marker looking north on Azalea Drive towards First State Bank. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

5. View of marker looking north on Azalea Drive towards First State Bank.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 676 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.