Winona National and Savings Bank, Winona, MN (Charter 10865)

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modern photo of 1903 location building, Courtesy of Google Maps


ca. 1916-1930 Real photo post card

Winona National and Savings Bank, Winona, MN (Chartered 1916 - Open past 1935)

Town History

2017 photo of the bank still in business, Courtesy of Wikipedia

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 7 national banks, all of them issuing notes.

For more information on the town of Winona, see their Wikipedia page.

Bank History

Winona Savings Bank

  • Founded in 1874
  • Originally located at 8 East Second Street which is now called 72 West Second Street
  • First President: William Mitchell, a judge of the Supreme Court of Minnesota
  • February 1903: moved to 174 Center Street, president was J.R. Watkins, founder of the J.R. Watkins Medical Company
  • Current building opened in 1916 after two years of construction, at 204 Main Street
  • Upper floor contains a museum of African safari trophies and guns acquired by E.L. King and wife Grace Watkins King
  • 2018: name changed to WNB Financial


Winona National Bank

  • Organized Jun 8, 1916
  • Chartered Jun 16, 1916
  • 2: Assumed Winona Savings Bank May 8, 1928 with title change
  • Bank was Open past 1935


Official Bank Title(s)

1: 1st titles not used on notes: Winona Savings Bank, Winona National Bank

2: The Winona National and Savings Bank (5/8/1928)

Bank Note Types Issued

1929 Type 2 $50 bank note with printed signatures of W. F. Queisser, Cashier and E. L. King, President

A total of $238,990 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1916 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 25,293 notes (0 large size and 25,293 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 14458
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6944
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3483
2: 1929 Type 2 50 1 - 264
2: 1929 Type 2 100 1 - 144

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1916 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

  • There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

References

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