With the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg this month, I thought I’d fish through our archives to find something locally relevant. Here’s an example of currency — in this case, one dollar — issued by the Bank of Montgomery County during the Civil War. Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock is on the upper right, while Maj. Gen. John F. Hartranft is on the lower right. Hartranft was born in Montgomery County and later became the 17th governor of Pennsylvania.
Hancock was also born in Montgomery County, his birthplace is on 309 and now an AT&T store. He is buried in Norristown. He also became the Democratic nominee for President but lost the 1880 Presidential election to Garfield. Very decorated local Military hero and political figure, who seems to often get overlooked.
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