United National Bank, Winona, MN (Charter 1643)

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United National Bank, Winona, MN (Chartered 1866 - Liquidated 1871)

Town History

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Winona is the county seat of Winona County, in southeastern Minnesota. The city of Winona began on the site of a Native American village named Keoxa. Non-Native Americans settled the area in 1851 and laid out the town into lots in 1852 and 1853. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III. During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Winona was 7,192 in 1870, increasing to 20,850 in 1930. It's highest population was 27,952 in 2010, and the current population is estimated at 26,813 (2018).

Winona was home to seven national banks, all of them issuing notes.

Bank History

  • Organized Jan 4, 1866
  • Chartered Mar 10, 1866
  • Liquidated Feb 15, 1871
  • 1871: Sold to 550 National Bank/First National Bank

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The United National Bank of Winona, MN

Bank Note Types Issued

Large size bank note here. Example: 1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of John Doe, Cashier and Jill Smith, President

A total of $46,100 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1866 and 1871. This consisted of a total of 8,020 notes (8,020 large size and 0 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1805
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 200

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1866 - 1871):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

  • No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Winona, MN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona,_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
  • The Winona Daily News (Winona, MN) November 19, 1955