Madison Historical Society Exhibit at People's Bank

     The Madison Historical Society's exhibit on Cornelius Scranton Bushnell and the U.S.S.Monitor is on display at the downtown Madison branch of People's Bank, 752 Boston Post Road.  The display is available for viewing during bank hours, 9 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Thursday, 9 am to 6 pm on Friday and 9 am to noon on Saturday, now through April 5.  Cornelius Scranton Bushnell, a Madison native, is best known as the financier of the Civil War era ironclad warship, the U.S.S. Monitor.  The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac is considered a strategic Union victory in the Civil War. Cornelius Scranton Bushnell was born in 1829, in what is known as the Allis-Bushnell House, now owned by the Madison Historical Society and located at 853 Boston Post Road, Madison.  For more information on the exhibit, please visitwww.madisoncthistorical.org or call 203-245-4567.