Terre Hill National Bank, Terre Hill, PA (Charter 9316)
Terre Hill National Bank, Terre Hill, PA (Chartered 1909 - Liquidated 1930)
Town History
Terre Hill is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Terre Hill was formerly known as "Fairville". It was incorporated as a borough in 1907 after a successful court battle to separate from East Earl Township. The borough was once considered to be the hub of cigar-making in Lancaster County. One of its most recognizable landmarks is the 19th-century clock at the borough hall.
Terre Hill has the second fewest residents of any incorporated borough in Lancaster County, with the exception of Christiana. The population of Terre Hill was 1,295 at the 2010 census and an estimated 1,435 in 2019. In 1910 the population was 882.
Terre Hill had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized June 11, 1908
- Chartered January 11, 1909
- Opened for business January 19, 1909
- Liquidated March 7, 1930
- Absorbed by 8421 (Blue Ball National Bank, Blue Ball, PA)
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The Terre Hill National Bank, Terre Hill, PA
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $423,910 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1909 and 1930. This consisted of a total of 34,040 notes (32,396 large size and 1,644 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3350 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3351 - 8099 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 232 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 42
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1909 - 1930):
Presidents:
- Samuel S. Watts, 1909-1917
- William H. Kready, 1918-1918
- Franklin S. Stover, 1919-1925
- Dr. John McCloud Wenger, 1926-1929
Cashiers:
- Levi F. Talley, 1909-1925
- Charles L. Glass, 1926-1926
- John M. Slater, Jr., 1927-1929
Other Bank Note Signers
- There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.
Wiki Links
- Pennsylvania Bank Note History
- General information on Terre Hill (Wikipedia)
- General information on Lancaster County (Wikipedia)
- General information on Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Sources
- Terre Hill, PA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terre_Hill,_Pennsylvania
- 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