Banks Uprooted

Map of lots to be sold at the Merchants Exchange including Bank Street in the West Village, 1833

Bank Street, in the West Village, is so named because during the expected time of the yellow fever outbreak in 1799, the city's two banks were temporarily relocated there.

Objects and Images Related to 1798 Yellow Fever Epidemic

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Bank of the United States Bank of the United States

Aaron Burr Portrait of Aaron Burr by John Vanderlyn, 1802.

Manhattan Company Manhattan Company

Bank of New York Bank of New York

Banks Uprooted Map of lots to be sold at the Merchants Exchange including Bank Street in the West Village, 1833.