National Grand Bank
# National Grand Bank

National Grand Bank of Marblehead is a bank headquartered in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It was named in honor of the brave "men o’ Marblehead" and their dangerous fishing voyages.

## History

The bank was founded on March 17, 1831 as the Grand Bank, a state bank serving mariners and merchants.

On October 3, 1864, the bank voted to surrender the state charter and begin operating as a national bank. December 31, 1864, it received a federal bank charter and was renamed National Grand Bank of Marblehead, commencing national operations on February 1, 1865.

In 2002, the bank opened a student-operated branch in Marblehead High School.

