First National Bank, Plainview, MN (Charter 6293)
First National Bank, Plainview, MN (Chartered 1902 - Open past 1935)
Town History
Plainview is a city in Wabasha County in southeastern Minnesota. Plainview was platted in 1857. The city was named from its location on a plain at a lofty elevation, where a "plain view" can be had of the surrounding area. A post office has been in operation at Plainview since 1857. Plainview was incorporated in 1875.
During the National Bank Note Era the population of Plainview was 637 in 1870, climbing to 1,233 in 1930, as of 2010 the population is 3,340.
First National Bank was the only National Bank in Plainview.
Bank History
- Organized May 17, 1902
- Chartered Jun 7, 1902
- Opened for business Jul 1, 1902
- Bank was Open past 1935
- For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
- Changed name to Foresight Bank, Plainview, MN Jan 1, 2013
- Still in business as Foresight Bank (December 2022)
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The First National Bank of Plainview, MN
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $387,930 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1902 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 48,901 notes (38,804 large size and 10,097 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1175 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 860 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1500 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1080 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1501 - 4678 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1081 - 2988 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 944 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 446 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 130 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 586 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 296 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 95
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1902 - 1936):
Presidents:
- A. L. Ober, 1902-1907
- M. D. Fuller, 1908-1916
- J. I. Vermilya, 1917-1930
- W. H. Harrington, 1931-1933
- Earl W. Harrington, 1934-1935
Cashiers:
- Francis Giles Shumway, 1902-1906
- M. D. Fuller, 1907-1907
- Emil A. Boie, 1908-1909
- Matt. T. Duerre, 1910-1919
- Geo. H. Vermilya, 1920-1929
- Arthur W. Wempner, 1930-1935
Other Known Bank Note Signers
- No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
- First National Bank, Plainview, MN History (NB Lookup)
- Wabasha County Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)
- Minnesota Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)
Sources
- Plainview, MN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainview,_Minnesota
- 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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
- https://www.foresight.bank/resources/about-us