First National Bank, Mifflintown, PA (Charter 4039)

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First National Bank, Mifflintown, PA (Chartered 1889 - Still in business (August 2021))

Town History

Mifflintown is a borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. The first boroughs in the area to be settled were Mifflintown and Thompsontown, which were settled in 1790. Mifflin County was created on September 19, 1789, from parts of Cumberland County and Northumberland County. It was named for Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania.  Juniata County was created on March 2, 1831, from part of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River.  Thus, Mifflintown is now the county seat of Juniata County.

The Pennsylvania Canal began serving the Juniata Valley area in 1826 and closed around 1900. The Juniata River flows northeast through the lower part of the county, exiting northeastward into Juniata County near Hawstone. The Pennsylvania Railroad reached the Mifflintown in the late 1840s, and having bought the Pennsylvania Canal from the Commonwealth, it slowly replaced the canal with their faster transportation mode. Mifflintown serves as the corporate headquarters of both The Juniata Valley Bank and Pennian Bank. Empire Kosher Poultry, the nation's largest producer of kosher poultry, has both its headquarters and processing facility in adjoining Fermanagh Township.

Mifflintown had two National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and both of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

  • Organized April 19, 1889
  • Chartered May 18, 1889
  • Succeeded Parker & Co.
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Pennian Bank, Mifflintown, PA (September 2022)

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Mifflintown, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Date Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of Ezra C. Doty, Cashier and J. Banks Wilson, President.
1882 Date Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of Ezra C. Doty, Cashier and J. Banks Wilson, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com
1882 Date Back $5 bank note with faded signatures, Radar SN 434, and a Cigar Box title layout.
1882 Date Back $5 bank note with faded signatures, Radar SN 434, and a Cigar Box title layout. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with stamped signatures of Ezra C. Doty, cashier and Wm. Hertzler, president.
1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with stamped signatures of Ezra C. Doty, Cashier and Wm. Hertzler, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1929 Type 2 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Ezra C. Doty (Jr.), Cashier Wm. Hertzler, President.
1929 Type 2 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Ezra C. Doty (Jr.), Cashier and Wm. Hertzler, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $1,261,410 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1889 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 145,653 notes (126,992 large size and 18,661 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 - 10700
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2620
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 495
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 258
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 5300
1902 Plain Back 4x10 5301 - 17675
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2554
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3337

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1889 - 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

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