Perry County, PA Bank Note History

1882 Date Back $20 Serial Number 1 bank note from The First National Bank of New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania with pen signatures of James T. Alter, Cashier (1898-1935) and William C. Pomeroy, President (1898-1906). Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

The National Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes of Perry County, PA (1889-1935)

'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). Perry county had 10 National Banks in operation between 1889 and 1935, and all 10 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

National Banks of Perry County

ca.1910 postcard of The First National Bank of Marysville, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of Adam Stroup.

Hotel Graham in Newport, Pennsylvania ca1900s. Two banks were located here. The Perry County National Bank of Newport leased a room for their banking business in 1900 followed by The Citizens National Bank of Newport which located here upon opening in 1905. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

Duncannon

• Duncannon National Bank (Charter 4142) (1889-1974) (Merged into Cumberland County NB & Trust, New Cumberland, PA on Sep 30, 1974)
• Peoples National Bank (Charter 8778) (1907-1942) (Voluntary liquidation August 1942 and succeeded by 4142)

Liverpool

• First National Bank (Charter 8326) (1906-2018) (Merged into Juniata Valley Bank in Mifflintown Apr 30, 2018)

Loysville

• First National Bank (Charter 11524) (1919-1988) (Merged into CCNB Bank, NA in New Cumberland, PA Dec 2, 1988)

Marysville

• First National Bank (Charter 7353) (1904-2021) (Merged into Mid Penn Bank in Millersburg, PA November 30, 2021)

Millerstown

• First National Bank (Charter 7156) (1904-1962) (Merged into Juniata Valley National Bank of Mifflintown in March 1962)

New Bloomfield

• First National Bank (Charter 5133) (1898-1963) (consolidated with the Harrisburg National Bank and Trust Company in November 1963)

Newport

• First National Bank (Charter 4917) (1893-2007) (Merged into Orrstown Bank in Shippensburg, PA, June 16, 2007)
• Perry County National Bank (Charter 5245) (1900-1905) (Liquidated/Succeeded by 4917)
• Citizens National Bank (Charter 7716) (1905-1973) (Merged into Cumberland County NB & TC in New Cumberland, PA on December 31, 1973.)

Perry County Banker Biographies

• Louis Evans Atkinson (Mifflintown, PA)
• Clark Milton Bower (New Bloomfield, PA)
• Jacob Naylor (Philadelphia, PA)
• William Culbertson Pomeroy (New Bloomfield, PA)
• John D. Snyder (Liverpool, PA)

National Bank Notes

Series 1902 Plain Back $20 bank note from The First National Bank of Newport with signatures of Gilbert H. Frank, Cashier (1922-1935) and A.W. Kough, President (1916-1922 and 1922-1929). Courtesy of Adam Stroup.

Series 1929 Type 1 $20 bank note from The Duncannon National Bank with printed signatures of W. Stewart Duncan, Cashier (1926-1935) and P.F. Duncan, President (1926-1935). This is also an example of a replacement note. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

National Bank Ephemera

JVB 150th Anniversary medal. The First National Bank of Millerstown and The First National Bank of Liverpool become branches of the Juniata Valley Bank of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of JVB, Millerstown office.

Wiki Links

• Pennsylvania Bank Note History
• Information on the origin and history of National Bank Notes (Wikipedia)
• General information on Perry County (Wikipedia)
• General information on Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
• Historical Society of Perry County

Sources

• 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