First National Bank, Tuskaloosa, AL (Charter 1853)

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First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, ca1890s. This was the bank's second home built in 1891.
First National Bank of Tuskaloosa [sic] ca1890s. This was the bank's second home built in 1891.

First National Bank, Tuskaloosa, AL (Chartered 1871 - Closed (Merger) 1988)

Town History

Tuskaloosa (Tuscaloosa) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 99,800 in the 2020 census compared to 5,094 recorded in the 1900 census. It was spelled Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. It is also known as the Druid City because of the numerous water oaks planted in its downtown streets since the 1840s.

Incorporated on December 13, 1819, it was named after Tuskaloosa, the chief of a band of Muskogean-speaking people defeated by the forces of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1540 in the Battle of Mabila, in what is now central Alabama. It served as Alabama's capital city from 1826 to 1846.

Tuscaloosa is the regional center of industry, commerce, healthcare and education for the area of west-central Alabama and the principal city of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Tuscaloosa, Hale and Pickens counties.

It is the home of the University of Alabama, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College. While it attracted international attention when Mercedes-Benz announced on September 30, 1993 that it would build its first North American automotive assembly plant in Tuscaloosa County, the University of Alabama remains the city's dominant economic and cultural engine, making it a college town. City leaders adopted the moniker "The City of Champions" after the Alabama Crimson Tide football team won the BCS National Championship in their 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020 seasons.

Tuscaloosa had three National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, the First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, AL (Charter 1853), the Merchants National Bank (Charter 3678), and the City National Bank (Charter 6173). All three of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, AL

Bank Note Types Issued

Series of 1875 $5 bank note with pen signatures of John G. Little, Jr. Cashier and Frank S. Moody, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Charles Neville Maxwell, Jr., Cashier and Frank Maxwell Moody, President.
1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Charles Neville Maxwell, Jr., Cashier and Frank Maxwell Moody, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $3,445,170 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1871 and 1988. This consisted of a total of 486,863 notes (365,400 large size and 121,463 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8015
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4540
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2430
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3136
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6500
1902 DB/PB 4x5 6501 - 7250 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7251 - 38818
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 6250
1902 DB/PB 4x10 6251 - 7000 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x10 7001 - 30036
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 12286
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6048
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 7276
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4183

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1871 - 1988):

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

  • Tuskaloosa, AL, on Wikipedia
  • 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
  • The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, Sat., Nov. 28, 1903.
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