First National Bank, Bangor, PA (Charter 14170)

From Bank Note History
Jump to navigation Jump to search
ca.1900s postcard of the First National Bank, Bangor, PA
ca.1900s postcard of the First National Bank, Bangor, PA. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

First National Bank, Bangor, PA (Chartered 1934 - Closed (Merger) 1973)

Town History

St. Johns Reformed Church, Bangor, PA.
St. Johns Reformed Church, Bangor, PA, ca. 1910s. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

Bangor is a borough located in Northampton County, 32 miles north of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt. It had a population of 5,273 according to the 2010 census.  The 1880 population was 1,328, growing to a peak in 1950 of 6,050.

The borough was settled about 1760 and first incorporated in 1875. The founder and first Chief Burgess of Bangor was Robert M. Jones, an emigrant from Bangor, Wales. He was the prime mover in the establishment of the slate industry in Northampton County. Slate quarries pepper the area, but only a few are still functioning.  The region's quarries were and still are known for the finest slate utilized for roofing tiles, school blackboards and artisan craft uses. Indeed, if one visits Bangor, Wales it is clearly visible that the Welsh heritage made its way to Bangor, Pennsylvania, whose stone walls, square gardens, and flowers and greenery mirror those of its Welsh namesake. Around Bangor one can also see piles of slate residue and shale reminiscent of the area around Bethesda, Wales.

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

Bank History

  • Closed (Merger) July 2, 1973

Official Bank Title(s)

1: First National Bank in Bangor, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

1929 Type 2 $5 bank note with printed signatures of A.G. Abel, Cashier and John Stiles, President.
1929 Type 2 $5 bank note with printed signatures of A.G. Abel, Cashier and John Stiles, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $124,500 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1934 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 14,780 notes (No large size and 14,780 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8270
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4705
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1805

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1934 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

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

Wiki Links

Sources

Retrieved from "https://banknotehistory.mywikis.wiki/w/index.php?title=First_National_Bank,_Bangor,_PA_(Charter_14170)&oldid=11972"