Catlettsburg National Bank - Catlettsburg, KY

Episode Information

Episode UID: 274001010
Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 27400 national
Charter Number: 2740
Start Date: February 13, 1884
Location: Catlettsburg, Kentucky (38.405, -82.600)

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Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: e02c95cb9b9909e9

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Events (3)

1. June 24, 1882 Chartered

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2. February 13, 1884 Suspension

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Severe flooding: bank building flooded about ten feet; funds and books moved to Ashland Bank for safety.
Newspaper Excerpt: Business Suspended at Catlettsburg. ... The Catlettsburg National Bank is in ten feet of water. The money and books were all brought to the Ashland Bank for safety. It is thought the Catlettsburg bank may be able to reopen in three days.
Source: newspapers

3. September 16, 1916 Voluntary Liquidation

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Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 14, 1884 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, WV

Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, February 14, 1884

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Article Text

Business Suspended at Catlettsburg. CINCINNATI, February 13.—A private dispatch from Ashland, Ky., asks that the public be notified that business is entirely suspended at Catlettsburg. No mails have been received for six days. The Catlettsburg National Bank is in ten feet of water. The money and books were all brought to the Ashland Bank for safety. It is thought the Catlettsburg bank may be able to reopen in three days.

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Newspaper Articles (1)

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Bank runs are almost always and everywhere a deterioration of bank fundamentals.

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