Citizens National Bank, Waynesboro, PA (Charter 5832)

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Postcard of the Citizens National Bank of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania ca1930s.
Postcard of the Citizens National Bank of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania ca1930s. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

Citizens National Bank/Citizens NB & TC, Waynesboro, PA (Chartered 1901 - Closed (Merger) 2005)

Town History

View of the Citizens National Bank of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania ca2020.
View of the Citizens National Bank of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania ca2020. Courtesy of Google Maps

Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on the southern border of the state. Waynesboro is in the Cumberland Valley between Hagerstown, Maryland, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is 2 miles north of the Mason–Dixon line and close to Camp David and the Raven Rock Mountain Complex. The population within the borough limits was 10,568 at the 2010 census.

Beginning in 1751 a certain John Wallace obtained several warrants for the land on which the center of the town now stands. In 1797 John Wallace, a son of the original British settler, laid out the town of Waynesburg. When incorporated in 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro." It is one of several dozen towns, cities, and counties named after General Anthony Wayne, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.

During the American Civil War, Waynesboro played a part in the Gettysburg Campaign in June and July 1863. In the week before the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Major General Jubal Early's division of Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia passed through the community on its way northward. After the battle, General Robert E. Lee rode through the border community with his retreating forces.

By the early years of the 20th century, Waynesboro had become a very industrial town. It was known for the manufacture of engines, boilers, grinders, threshers, boring machines, bolt cutters, wood and iron workers' vises, nut facers, etc. There were also foundries and machine shops and manufacturers of lumber products. Some local companies included Frick Company, Geiser Manufacturing, Waynesboro Knitting Mill, Connie's Sportwear, Freeman's Shoes, Landis Machine Company, and Landis Tool Company. In 1900, 5,396 people lived in the town; in 1910, 7,199 people; and in 1940, 10,231 people.

Waynesboro had five National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and four of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

  • Organized May 1, 1901
  • Chartered May 23, 1901
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Susquehanna Bank in Hagerstown, MD Apr 15, 2005

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Citizens National Bank of Waynesboro, PA

2: Citizens National Bank and Trust Company of (4/1/1929), Waynesboro, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Date Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of W.H. Gelbach, Cashier and D.W. Hess, President.
1882 Date Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of W.H. Gelbach, Cashier and D.W. Hess, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1929 Type 1 $5 SN1 bank note with printed signatures of R.E. Stouffer, Cashier and Ezra Frick.
1929 Type 1 $5 SN1 bank note with printed signatures of R.E. Stouffer, Cashier and Ezra Frick. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $3,797,030 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1901 and 2005. This consisted of a total of 649,102 notes (421,200 large size and 227,902 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8800
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 8801 - 14384
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 86916
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 29558
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 50554

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1901 - 2005):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

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

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