Y/M/D | Description | Place |
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1857/00/00 | Since Nebraska was not a state, the Bank of Florence issues its own money in denominations of $1, $2, $3 and $5. Know as "wildcat currency", the bank struggled during the Financial Panic of 1857. | Bank of Florence, Omaha, NE |
1857/09/00 | Warren Delano loses a fortune during a financial collapse of Wall Street and an inablity to turn a profit in shipping. "My father lost almost everything, and when he tried to sell our house, he found almost all prospective buyers in the same plight." SDR | The Algonac, Balmville |