Cedar Falls National Bank, Cedar Falls, IA (Charter 3871)

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Cedar Falls National Bank, Cedar Falls, IA (Chartered 1888 - Liquidated 1933)

Town History

The Cedar Falls National Bank building as it appeared in 2019. Courtesy of Google Maps

Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County.

Cedar Falls had three National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and all three of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Organized Apr 14, 1888
Chartered Apr 20, 1888
Liquidated Jun 30, 1933
Succeeded by Cedar Falls Trust and Savings Bank, Cedar Falls

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Cedar Falls National Bank, Cedar Falls, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

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A total of $1,270,030 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1888 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 188,462 notes (184,556 large size and 3,906 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back	4x5	1 - 7199
1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 3423
1902 Red Seal	4x5	1 - 625
1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 500
1902 Date Back	4x5	1 - 6850
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 5300
1902 Plain Back	4x5	6851 - 28372
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	5301 - 6020
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 486
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 165

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Cedar Falls National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1888 - 1933):

Presidents:

James Miller, 1888-1900
Charles Humbert Rodenbach, 1901-1910
Henry Silas Gilkey, 1911-1914
Frank Benjamin Miller, 1915-1932

Cashiers:

Roger Leavitt, 1888-1907
Frank Benjamin Miller, 1908-1913
Harry William Johnson, 1914-1914
Frank Benjamin Miller, 1915-1917
Hans C. Smith, 1918-1932

Other Bank Note Signers

There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

Wiki Links

References

Cedar Falls, IA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Falls,_Iowa
Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com