Black plaque № 13636

Victoria, TX, United States

Brownson's Bank. John Milton Brownson (1836-1906), a Confederate veteran of the Civil War who grew up in nearby DeWitt County, moved to Victoria in 1866 and opened a grocery store. In 1867 he founded Brownson's Bank, the first banking establishment in Victoria. Located in a frame building on the wes

t side of Main Street between Constitution and Santa Rosa Streets, it became known as Brownson and Company in 1876. Brownson entered into a partnership with Eugene Sibley in 1882 to form Brownson and

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