McPherson County, SD Bank Note History

$5 Series 1902 Plain Back, issued by First National Bank of Wetonka, SD, signed by L. H. Carlson, Cashier and J. B. Hamilton, President.

The National Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes of McPherson County, SD (1919-1935)

'Hometown' National Bank Notes showing the bank's name, and signed by local bank officers, were issued by most National Banks during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935). McPherson county had three National Banks in operation between 1919 and 1935, and one of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

National Banks of McPherson County

ca. 1910 postcard of the German Bank of Eureka, which was succeeded by the First National Bank in 1919.

Eureka

First National Bank (Charter 11527) (1919-1920) (Receivership)

First National Bank (Charter 11527) had National Bank Notes printed, but did not issue any notes before going into receivership.

Leola

First National Bank (Charter 13459) (1930-1935) (Absorbed/Succeeded by 2980)

First National Bank (Charter 13459) did not issue National Bank Notes.

Wetonka

First National Bank (Charter 11441) (1919-1927) (Absorbed/Succeeded by 2980)

Prominent Bankers

National Bank Notes

First National Bank of Eureka had bank notes printed, but did not issue any notes before going into receivership. Shown here is a Certified Proof of a Series1902 $10 Plain Back showing what the bank notes would have looked like (before the Seal/Charter# and Serial# overprints were added). Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Bank Ephemera

Wiki Links

References

(Add a link to the county historical society/museum here).
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