1858 Bank Note
The Southbridge Bank
By 1865 a wide assortment of manufactories and services existed in Southbridge. These included manufactories of cutlery, card paper, railroad cars, coaches, wagons and sleighs, clothing, tinware, pumps, coffins, boxes, ice, baked goods, teeth, and wheel spokes.
Two daquerrian and photographic establishments existed as did a harness shop, blacksmith shops, a gas plant, ice house, and planning mills. Two banks were organized during the major period of industrial and commercial expansion. The Southbridge Bank was formed in 1836, followed by the Southbridge Savings Savings Bank in 1848.
