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FAIRMOUNT is located in Richland County in the Wahpeton metro area. The
population was 367 at the 2010 census. The village, which incorporated in
1887, reached a peak population of 706 in 1920. In 1878 a number of farmers
of western Michigan moved to the area. The settlement came to be known as
"The Michigan Settlement" and later as Sewall Station. In the spring of 1879 a
post office was established with the name of DeVillo. In 1884 the name was
changed to Fairmount after the Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania.
The Milwaukee Railway came through in the year 1884. Two years later 1886
marked the completion of two new railroads the Soo and the Great Northern.
Before the locally-formed Fairmount & Veblen Railroad merged with the Soo
Line Railroad in 1915, this town claimed to be the only place in the state with
four different railroads.
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FARGO, the county seat of Cass County, is the largest city in North Dakota,
accounting for nearly 16% of the state population. According to the 2010
census, its population was 105,549. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the
World," Fargo is the economic center of southeastern North Dakota. The area
that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats floating
down the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The city began in 1871 as The
Crossing, was unofficially called Tent City, and was known as Centralia until
becoming Fargo in 1872. The community was named after Northern Pacific
Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.
The area started to flourish after the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad
and the city became known as the "Gateway to the West". It incorporated as a
city in 1875 with George Egbert as mayor. During the 1880s, Fargo became
the "divorce capital" of the Midwest because of lenient divorce laws.
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Fairmount, First NB, W6255
Fr. 624
$10
1902PB
This Richland County town had just one national bank that
was in business from May 1902 until August 28, 1925 when it
liquidated. During its time there were 7,233 sheets issued. This
note is new to the census and brings the total known to six.
Stamped signatures of F.L. Branson, President and William
Perry Dahlquist, Cashier.
PMG VF 25
(1,000-2,000)
Fred A. Irish was vice president of the First National Bank of Fargo. He was
born at Taylors Falls, Minnesota, on the 29th of September, 1870. Fred A. Irish
turned to the banking business, securing a position in the First National Bank
at Moorhead, Minnesota, where he remained as assistant cashier until 1902. In
that year he removed to Fargo and was appointed to the position of assistant
cashier in the Red River Valley National Bank, with which he remained for
about four years. On the 1st of January, 1906, he was elected cashier of the
First National Bank of Fargo and acted in that capacity until he was chosen
vice president of the same institution.
The North Dakota State Agricultural College was founded in 1890 as North
Dakota's land-grant university, becoming first accredited by the North Central
Association in 1915. In 1960, NDAC became known as North Dakota State
University. Early in the century, the automobile industry flourished, and in
1905, Fargo was home to the Pence Automobile Company.
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Fargo, First NB, W2377
Fr. 476
$5
1882BB
This is the earliest type offered from this Cass County bank
that was the first of the city's nine national banks. There were
10,400 sheets of $5 Brown Backs issued but there are only
five other $5 Brown Backs known on the state. Although
well used and with a repaired tear, the stamped signatures of
F.A. Irish, President and Fred Abbott Irish, Cashier are clear.
PMG notes: tear repair.
PMG VG 10 Net
(2,000-4,000)
101
Fargo, First NB, W2377
Fr. 536
$5
1882DB
Although only 3,075 sheets were printed there are now four
$5 1882 Date Backs recorded. This note is well used and the
signatures are gone.
PMG Fine 12
(500-1,000)
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Fargo, First NB, W2377
Fr. 544
$10
1882DB
There were only 2,160 sheets of $10 1882 Date Backs printed
and four have survived. This note has stamped signatures of
Louis Benjamin Hanna, President and F.A. Irish, Cashier.
PMG Fine 12
(1,000-2,000)
106
Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
Of the 1,962 sheets of $10 Type 1s issued there
are currently 15 notes known, with this note being new to the
census. PMG notes: minor rust.
PMG Ch. VF 35 Net
(125-250)
107
Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
Here is a duplicate of another note listed here with
the second title. Signing officers were Emilius James Weiser,
President and J.P. Farrell, Cashier.
PMG VF 25
(125-250)
108
Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1802-1
$20
1929T1
The bank issued 674 sheets of Type 1 $20s and
there are 18 notes recorded. Signing officers were Emilius
James Weiser, President and B.P. Schmallen, Cashier. PMG
notes: foreign substance.
PMG VF 30 Net
(125-250)
109
Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1803-1
$50
1929T1
This bank was the only one to issue $50 1929 Type 1
notes and there are ten $50 small size notes reported from the
244 sheets issued. This example is certainly among the nicest.
PMG Ch. VF 35
(650-1,300)
Fargo, First NB, W2377
Fr. 554
$20
1882DB
This note is one of three $20 1882 Date Back survivors of the
2,160 printed and it's a nice Fine 15. Purple stamped signatures
of E.J. Weiser, President and an unknown cashier.
PMG Ch. Fine 15
(1,000-2,000)
Fargo, First NB, W2377
Fr. 606
$5
1902PB
There are 29 large notes reported from this charter. This
example is graded AU 50 EPQ which seems high to me, but
it is a high grade circ. It sold 10 years ago as a VF. Officer
signatures of Emilius James Weiser, President and George
Waldemare Jenson, Cashier.
PMG AU 50 EPQ
(750-1,500)
Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1800-1
$5
1929T1
This note has the look of an UNC and is new to
the bank census. There are 17 $5 Type 1s reported from this
bank that printed 3,906 sheets of Type 1 $5s. Signing officers
were E.J. Weiser, President and B.P. Schmallen, Cashier.
PMG AU 55
(300-600)
Vice President E. J. Weiser, of the First National Bank of Fargo, was born in
Decorah, Ia., January 3, 1867. He was educated at Northwestern University,
Chicago. When he left college he went directly into a bank to learn the
business. For twelve years he was engaged in banking at Decorah, then started
the First National Bank, of Ortonville, MN and had interests in North Dakota.
In 1905, he and his associates took over the First National Bank of Fargo.
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Fargo, First NB & Trust Co., 2377
Fr. 1804-1
$100
1929T1
There were only 74 sheets of small $100s printed
on this title and seven have survived. This was the only bank
in the state that issued $100 small size notes.
PMG VF 25
(750-1,500)
BEAUTIFUL $10 1882 BROWN BACK
111
Fargo, Red River Valley NB, W2514
Fr. 490
$10
1882BB
Here is my personal favorite from the entire
collection of North Dakota National Bank Notes offered here,
or for that matter, offered anywhere. When I first saw this note
it was 1970 and I was at the T.N.A. in Amarillo, Texas. With
the help of Jack Everson I was able to get this note from
Morris Lowenstern, one of the greatest collectors of the
generation before me and he was a very nice man. I thought
the only Red River was in Texas but little did I know the
REAL Red River Valley was in North Dakota. This bank was
organized on April 5, 1881 and its earliest issue were 1875
Territorials. There were 2,600 sheets of $10-10-10-20s printed
but none are known, nor are any statehood First Charters.
There are three lovely $10 Brown Backs reported from the
959 sheets printed. The quality of this note is spectacular
with Robert Jones, President clearly signing but the cashier's
signature has but two strokes visible. This is a gorgeous note
in every regard and no doubt the new owner will be thrilled.
PMG Ch. EF 45
(15,000-30,000)
Louis B. Hanna was born August 9, 1861 in New Brighton, PA. He received a
law degree from Fargo College in 1916 and was president of the First National
Bank of Fargo and Page North Dakota and director of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis Dec 1914 - Jan 1921. In addition, Hanna was officer and
director of the Benson Timber Co. of Chatskanie, Ore., Benson Lumber Co. of
San Diego, Calif., and Provident Life Insurance Bismarck, North Dakota. He
served as captain American Red Cross In France 1918 and was a member of
the House North Dakota Legislature, State Senate and US Congress as well as
serving as Governor of North Dakota, 1913-1917, He received Grand Cross of
St. Olaf from the King of Norway in 1915.
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Fargo, NB, W5087
Fr. 475
$5
1882BB
This bank
was the fifth chartered in town in 1897 and it issued notes
throughout the issuing period. This is the bank's earliest type
and it's scarce, with this being one of just six reported from
the state and being new to the census. There were 2,675 sheets
of $5 Brown Backs issued. In March a similar note brought
over $6,000. An evenly circulated example with strong pen
signatures of Martin Solan Hector, President and George E.
Nichols, Cashier. PMG notes: tear, stained.
PMG Fine 12 Net
(4,000-8,000)
113
Fargo, NB, 5087
Fr. 606
$5
1902PB
This is a
lovely $5 Plain Back from the 5,897 sheets printed. The note
is very pretty and well centered. Great penned signatures of
Martin Solan Hector, President and George E. Nichols, Cashier.
PMG VF 30 EPQ
(600-1,200)
114
Fargo, NB, W5087
Fr. 658
$20
1902PB
This bank
has 13 large notes reported ans this is one of just two known
$20s. Excellent pen signatures of Martin Solan Hector, President
and George E. Nichols, Cashier.
PMG VF 20
(500-1,000)
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Fargo, NB, 5087
Fr. 1801-2
$10
1929T2
This is
the only $10 Type 2 reported and there is only one $5 Type 1
as well. A lot of the note is missing and the rest is worn out.
Printed signatures of Martin Hector, President and F.M. Hector,
Cashier.
Poor 1
(50-100)
116
Fargo, NB, 5087
Fr. 1802-1
$20
1929T1
A lovely
$20 Type 1 that is new to the census and among the finest
graded of the 23 Type 1 notes reported. Signing officers were
Martin Solan Hector, President and Fred M. Hector, Cashier.
PMG Ch. AU 58 EPQ
(300-600)
117
Fargo, Merchants NB, W8170
Fr. 599
$5
1902PB
This bank was chartered in April 1906 and then issued 36,649
sheets, all Third Charters, of which there are 24 reported. This
note has well stamped signatures.
PMG Ch. Fine 15
(300-600)
119
Fargo, Security NB, 11555
Fr. 633
$10
1902PB
Here is a nice $10 from the seventh bank chartered in town.
Organized on November 15, 1919 and after issuing 8,961
sheets, it went into receivership on August 30, 1928, less than
nine years after opening. There has only been one public
offering of this charter and that was 15 years ago. Well
stamped purple signatures of James Grady, President and F.P.
Aamoth, Cashier.
PMG VF 25
(400-800)
120
Fargo, Dakota NB, 12026
Fr. 608
$5
1902PB
This was the last bank chartered to issue large size notes in
Fargo. It was chartered in 1921 then issued 19,217 sheets of
$5 Plain Backs. We have two examples offered here. Purple
stamped signatures of Herman Stern, President and William
Stern, Cashier. This note came from the Amon Carter Collection.
PMG VF 30
(500-1,000)
Hon. Martin Hector, president of the Fargo National Bank, was a
resident of Fargo since 1872 and was president of the city council for several
years. In 1893 he was selected as a member of the board of commissioners
from North Dakota to the World's Fair, and was elected president of that body.
The Fargo National Bank was organized in 1897, upon which Mr. Hector was
chosen president, O. J. DeLendrecies, vice president and W. C. McFadden,
cashier. Its board of directors is composed of the above named gentleman,
together with Seth Wright and George E. Nichols. Born in Norway around
1854, Hector was listed in the 1880 Fargo census as a saloon keeper.
Hon. George E. Nichols, president of the Cass County Abstract & Guaranty
Company and director of the Fargo National Bank, was born in Windham
county, Vermont, March 25, 1856. On leaving home he first went to Marshall,
MI, coming to Fargo in the spring of 1878. Here he was in the employ of
N.K. Hubbard, proprietor of the Headquarters Hotel and was then employed as
deputy county treasurer, in the fall of 1890 he was elected treasurer. In 1894,
he was elected state treasurer, and was re-elected in 1896. In 1892 he
organized the Cass County Abstract & Guaranty Company, of which he was
president, and was also one of the organizers of the Fargo National
Bank, of which he was a director.
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Fargo, Merchants NB, W8170
Fr. 643
$20
1902DB
A nice quality example that is one of two 1902 Plain Back
$20s known. The stamped signature of S.S. Lyon, Cashier is
clear but the vice president's is not readable.
PMG VF 20
(350-700)
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Fargo, Dakota NB, 12026
#10
Fr. 608
$5
1902PB
This duplicate was saved because it is serial #10
and pen signed by Alexander Stern, President and William
Stern, Cashier. There is a piece out of the upper right.
VG/Fine
(100-200)
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FESSENDEN is the county seat of Wells County; the population was 479 at
the 2010 census. The community was founded in 1893 at the site of the rural
post office called Wells, situated on the Soo Line Railroad. On November 23,
1893 the old post office was replaced by the Fessenden post office, with John
Austin Regan as Postmaster. It was named for Cortez Fessenden, SurveyorGeneral for Dakota Territory. The village incorporated in 1904, becoming a
city in 1905 with E. F. Volkman mayor. The peak population of 920 was
recorded in 1960. Fessenden is home to Wells County Fair
Because of its central location, Fessenden became the county seat in 1894,
taking that honor away from the pioneer settlement of Sykeston, resulting in the
forcible removal of the Wells County seat by 29 horse-drawn wagons. After the
vote naming Fessenden the county seat, Sykeston land agents were unwilling to
admit defeat, so Fessenden organizers rounded up several men with teams and
wagons and drove to Sykeston for the safes, records and courthouse furniture.
The Sykeston Sheriff favored Fessenden and conveniently took a long delayed
vacation from his duties.
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Fargo, Dakota NB, 12026
Fr. 1800-2
$5
1929T2
This bank only issued $5 large and small size notes. They
printed 16,900 Type 1 sheets and 14,686 Type 2 notes. This
note is a new addition to the census total of 39 small notes
reported. Officers signatures of Alexander Stern, President and
William Stern, Cashier.
PMG Ch. VF 35
(150-300)
125
Fessenden, First NB, W5408
Fr. 545
$10
1882DB
There were 1,990 sheets of $10-10-10-20 1882 Date Backs
issued and this is the better of two known. Signing officers
were H. Thorson, President and Harold Ingvaldson, Cashier.
PMG notes: tear.
PMG VF 20 Net
(1,750-3,500)
126
Fessenden, First NB, W5408
Fr. 555
$20
1882DB
This bank was chartered on June 7, 1900 in Wells County and
it operated as this town's only national bank throughout the
note issuing period. They printed 5,976 sheets of large size
notes and records indicate seven survivors, with this note being
likely the highest grade and certainly the only $20 reported.
Signed by Harold Thorson, President and Harold Ingvaldson,
Cashier. This note was acquired at the June 1970 Huber Coin
& Stamp Show at Foshay Tower, Minneapolis.
PMG VF 30
(2,250-4,500)
Fargo, Merchants NB & Trust Co., 13323
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
A beautiful $10 Type 1 from this small size
only bank that was chartered in 1929 and issued 5,310 sheets
of Type 1s. This example has a different title layout than the
$20 and is a new addition to the census.
PMG EF 40
(175-350)
Fargo, Merchants NB & Trust Co., 13323
Fr. 1802-1
$20
1929T1
This bank used two different title layouts
and this was apparently the first one. This note is new to the
census which now shows 27 small notes reported. Signing
officers were H.W. Gearey, President and E.E. Simonson,
Cashier.
PMG VF 20
(125-250)
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Fessenden, First NB, 5408
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
This note, which is new to the census, is a nice, evenly
circulated example with excellent body and color. There has
only been one public offering five years ago that realized $977.
Signing officers were P.O. Holland, President and Fred J. Mohr,
Cashier.
PMG VF 30
(500-1,000)
128
Fessenden, First NB, 5408
Fr. 1801-2
$10
1929T2
There were only 374 Type 2 $10s and $20s issued and this
note is new to the census and the only known survivor of this
variety. Printed signatures of Olaf A. Refling, President and
Fred J. Mohr, Cashier.
PMG VF 25
(500-1,000)
129
Fessenden, First NB, 5408
Fr. 1802-1
$20
1929T1
This note is new to the census and one of six Type 1 $20s
known from the 170 sheets printed. An evenly circ note with
printed signatures of P.O. Holland, President and an unknown
cashier.
PMG VF 20
(450-900)
Harold Ingvaldson, was born at Hamar, Norway, October 25. 1886. He came
to the United States in 1907 and first located at Elbow Lake, MN. He then
moved to North Dakota and was actively identified with the banking business.
He was first connected with the Citizens State Bank of Enderlin as bookkeeper
and later as assistant cashier. He then accepted the position of cashier of the
Merchants State Bank of Drake, and in January 1911 became cashier of the
First National Bank of Fessenden. He was also a stockholder and director of
that bank. Mr. Ingvaldson also served as president of the Farmers State Bank
of Cathay, North Dakota, and vice president of the State Bank of Heimdal, and
was involved in other financial institutions in the same section of the state.
Harold Thorson was born in Norway, November 16, 1841. Mr. Thorson came
to America and in 1865 opened a store at Northfield, MN. In 1906, he removed
to Drake, North Dakota, where he purchased the Merchants State Bank. He at
one time controlled twenty-five different banks in North Dakota and Minnesota,
of most of which he was the president, and was regarded as one of the foremost
representatives of banking interests in the two states. Mr. Thorson had eight
children, two of whom were involved in banking: Thor D., bank examiner for
his father and Henry Lewis, employed at the Merchants State Bank of Drake.
Mr. Thorson was one of the incorporators of St. Olaf College at Northfield,
Minnesota.
FINGAL, in Barnes County, was founded in 1891 along the Soo Line Railroad.
The population was 97 at the 2010 census. The community was named by
settlers from Fingal, Ontario, Canada, which was in turn named for Fingal's
Cave, Scotland. Fingal was the King of Morven on the northwest coast of
ancient Scotland who invaded and defeated Ireland. The post office was
established December 11, 1891 with Thorkel A. Thorkelson as Postmaster. The
village, which incorporated in 1920, reached a peak population of 324 in 1930.
130
Fingal, First NB, W7295
Fr. 616
$10
1902DB
This is a very nice, evenly circulated Date Back that is one of
three $10s reported. In 2007 we sold the only publicly offered
note from this charter and it brought $3,565. This beauty could
easily surpass that price. The stamped signatures are opposite
on this note, with a strong signature of Laura A. (Donohue)
Batcheller, President and a very weak one of Charles Elmer
Batcheller, Cashier.
PMG VF 20
(2,000-4,000)
131
Fingal, First NB, W7295
Fr. 642
$20
1902DB
This was a one-bank town in Barnes County that had its
national bank chartered in June 1904. The bank issued 5,380
sheets of large size and 454 sheets of small size notes before
being liquidated on August 13, 1932. This example is a new
note for the census, bringing the population to five large notes
reported. Faint purple stamped signatures of Laura A. (Donohue)
Batcheller, President and Charles Elmer Batcheller, Cashier.
PMG VF 25
(2,250-4,500)
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Fingal, First NB, 7295
Fr. 1802-1
$20
1929T1
This note is nice, evenly circulated and new to the census
which now stands at four small notes reported from the 454
sheets printed. There are some minor spots on the face and a
little something on the back but both are minor. This note is
likely the best of the four notes reported. Printed signatures
of Nels P. Langemo, President and G.L. Hollanitsch, Cashier.
PMG notes: foreign substance.
PMG VF 25 Net
(800-1,600)
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FINLEY is the county seat of Steele County; the population was 445 at the
2010 census. A peak population of 809 was reached in 1970. The community
was founded in 1896 as Walker but changed its name to Finley and absorbed
its rival adjoining townsite of Gilbert in January 1897. It was named for
W.W. Finley, a Great Northern Railroad official. The post office was
established January 29, 1897. The village incorporated in 1903, and became
a city in 1926. The county seat for Steele County was moved to Finley from
Sherbrooke in 1919; previous county seats were Hope and Sherbrooke.
Charles Elmer Batcheller was born at Stockton, New York, Oct. 10, 1863.
He took up railroad work as station agent and operator on the New York
Central Railroad. Coming to North Dakota in 1892, he was connected with the
Northern Pacific Railway Company then accepted the position of assistant
cashier in the First National Bank at Buffalo, North Dakota. In 1899 he
removed to Fingal, where he organized the State Bank of Fingal, which in 1904
was merged into the First National Bank. Since the establishment of the bank,
of which bank his wife was president, Mr. Batcheller has continuously filled the
position of cashier. Mr. Batcheller was also president of the First National
Bank of Hettinger, secretary and treasurer of the Fingal Land and Loan
Agency, and president of the North Dakota Bankers’ Association.
Nels P. Langemo was born in Goodhue county, Minnesota, July 10, 1857.
Langemo studied at St. Olaf College at Northfield, Minnesota, and afterward
entered the Lutheran College at Decorah, Iowa. In 1885 Nels P. Langemo
came to North Dakota and raised shorthorn and Red Polled cattle. In addition
to his other interests Mr. Langemo was vice president of the First National
Bank of Fingal. He served as chairman of the township board since its
organization in 1889 and was also treasurer of the school board.
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Finley, First NB, W7324
Fr. 587
$5
1902RS
This was the only national bank in this Steele County
community. It was chartered in June 1904 and started by
issuing 1,050 sheets of Red Seals. This piece is the only
known Red Seal and there are also four Blue Seals recorded.
The note looks like it has traveled far and wide, and that may
be so, but it was also part of the Ella Overby hoard that was
discovered around 1970 in or near Starbuck, Minnesota. The
Cashier, Elmer E. Taisey, has penned his name while the
stamped signature of C.L. Grandin, President is faint.
PMG VG 10
(5,000-10,000)
134
Finley, First NB, W7324
Fr. 598
$5
1902PB
This bank issued 4,280 sheets of Blue Seals, both Date Backs
and Plain Backs, which this note is. This note is quite a prize
and it's definitely a peach. It looks new but a light bend is
always possible. Fantastic stamped signatures of E.H. Gilbertson,
President and E.O. Ellison, Cashier. Acquired from Kent Forseth.
PMG Ch. AU 58 EPQ
(3,500-7,000)
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FORMAN is the county seat of Sargent County, in southeast North Dakota.
The population was 504 at the 2010 census, reaching a peak of 629 in 1980.
The townsite was founded in 1882 at the exact center of the county with a
station on the Soo Line Railroad. It replaced Milnor as county seat in 1886,
and was called "The Hub City."
The first known settler in this township was L.L. Newman from New York, a
graduate of Cornell University who came here in June 1882. The post office
was established October 18, 1883 with William H. Groff as Postmaster. The
community was named for Col. Cornelius Hageman Forman, who came here
from Michigan in 1883 and donated land for the townsite. It incorporated as a
village in 1889, and became a city in 1954.
GARRISON, located in McLean County, was named for nearby Garrison
Creek, which had been named in 1864 to note the troops of Fort Berthold
garrisoned on its banks. The population was 1,453 at the 2010 census; a peak
population of 1,890 was reached in 1950. Garrison is located on the north side
of Lake Sakakawea, the lake formed by the Garrison Dam, which was named
after the town.
Garrison was founded in 1905 by brothers Theodore and Cecil Taylor.
Theodore was a rancher in nearby Montrail County, and later Sheriff of
Burleigh County. The post office was established June 17, 1903 and the
community organized as a village in 1907 and as a city March 20, 1916.
Garrison is known as the Walleye Capital of the World and, as such, is home to
Wally the Walleye, a 26 foot sculpture located at the end of Main Street.
UNIQUE LARGE TOWN
135
Forman, First NB, 6474
Fr. 650
$20
1902PB
Here is a small bank from Sargent County that issued very few
notes with only 1,641 sheets printed in large size. Believe it or
not, this new addition to the census is not the best note; that
would be a #1 Red Seal. This is the only other large size
note known. A nice example with a couple of minor stains
that are hardly worth mentioning. Lovely penned signatures of
R.L. Himebaugh, Vice President and J.P. Gunderson, Cashier.
PMG notes: stains.
PMG VF 25 Net
(5,000-10,000)
137
Garrison, First NB, W9778
Fr. 627
$10
1902PB
This McLean County community had one national bank that
was chartered in June 1910 and only issued 1,246 large size
sheets before liquidating on November 15, 1930. We have
never heard of nor seen another. An evenly circulated note
that is basically problem free with clear signatures of
David P. Robinson, President and Clifford Joseph Ehlers,
Cashier. I used to think 2,000 sheets of large size was a
low issue but in North Dakota many are smaller than that.
PMG Fine 12
(7,500-15,000)
138
Garrison, First NB, 13501
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
Here is a lovely $10 Type 1 with excellent color and body that
is new to the census. It is a different type and serial number
than this only note listed, which is a VG 20. Ultra rare and
very desirable. Printed signatures of A.A. Yonker, President and
Clifford Joseph Ehlers, Cashier.
PMG VF 30
(2,500-5,000)
UNIQUE SMALL SIZE
136
Forman, First NB, 6474
Fr. 1801-1
$10
1929T1
This bank only issued 456 small size notes and we have the
survivor. It survived when the bank went into receivership on
November 4, 1930. It's a lovely AU 53 with printed signatures
of John Wiesenthal, President and David H. Jones, Cashier.
PMG AU 53
(3,500-7,000)
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