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The Farmers and Citizens Bank of Clendenin (Kanawha County) opened
The early history of banking in West Virginia is closely tied to the banks of Virginia. Before the creation of our state in 1863, several banks chartered by Virginia had branches within the present bounds of West Virginia.These included the Bank o...
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