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Site of the Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co.
(Sherman's Bank)
William Tecumseh Sherman established the branch bank of Lucas,
Turner & Co. in San Francisco in 1853. He settled the firm in their own
building on the northeast corner of Jackson and Montgomery
Streets in the springof 1854. Sherman successfully carried the bank
through the financial crisis of 1855, and remained until they
discontinued business in 1857.
State Registered Landmark No. 453
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission with
the cooperation of The Society of California Pioneers.
Dedicated January 17, 1950
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