Exhibit 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS,

We, the undersigned directors of Wachovia Corporation, and each of us, do hereby
make, constitute and appoint Kenneth W. McAllister and William M. Watson, Jr.,
and each of them (either of whom may act without the consent or joinder of the
other), our attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution for us
and in our name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute for us
and in our behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Wachovia Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 2000 and any and all amendments to the foregoing Report
and any other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as we might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents and/or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney this
26th day of January 2001.


F. Duane Ackerman                           L. M. Baker, Jr.
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F. Duane Ackerman                           L. M. Baker, Jr.

James S. Balloun                            Peter C. Browning
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James S. Balloun                            Peter C. Browning

John T. Casteen, III                        Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.
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John T. Casteen, III                        Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.

George W. Henderson, III                    W. Hayne Hipp
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George W. Henderson, III                    W. Hayne Hipp

Robert A. Ingram                            George R. Lewis
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Robert A. Ingram                            George R. Lewis

Elizabeth Valk Long                         Lloyd U. Noland, III
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Elizabeth Valk Long                         Lloyd U. Noland, III

Morris W. Offit                             Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.
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Morris W. Offit                             Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.

John C. Whitaker, Jr.                       Dona Davis Young
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John C. Whitaker, Jr.                       Dona Davis Young