In honor of the Atlantic Sesquicentennial, officials with the First Whitney Bank and Trust in Atlantic, will unveil a monument dedicated to the City’s Founder. A ceremony for the bronze statue of Franklin Whitney will take place at about 6-p.m., across from the bank at 3^rd and Chestnut Streets. The statue was created by Scott Smith and Troy Muller, with the First Century Art Guild in Kimballton.

The unveiling is part of a ceremony take thats place from 5-until 7-p.m. The statue is a gift to the City as part of the City’s 150^th Anniversary celebration.