First National Bank, Catawissa, PA (Charter 4548)

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First National Bank, Catawissa, PA (Chartered 1891 - Closed (Merger) 1980)

Town History

2019 photo of the old First National Bank building. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Catawissa is a borough in Columbia County in east-central Pennsylvania. The area around Catawissa was originally owned by William Henry in 1769. Catawissa was laid out in 1787 and at the time was referred to as "Hughesburg" or "Catawissey". The town is on the southeast side of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River about 5 miles south of Bloomsburg.

During the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), the population of Catawissa was 1,427 in 1880, growing to 2,023 in 1930. It's highest population was 2,053 in 1940, and the current population is estimated at 1,466 (2019).

Catawissa had two National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and both of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

  • Organized Mar 26, 1891
  • Chartered Apr 10, 1891
  • Succeeded Catawissa Deposit Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
  • Closed (Merger) without government assistance Sep 20, 1980
  • (No further information available on FDIC website)

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Catawissa, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

Series 1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of W.M. Vastine, Cashier and S.D. Rinard, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Currency Auctions, www.lynknight.com
Series 1929 Type 2 $10 bank note with printed signatures of W.M. Vastine, Cashier and C.E. Kreisher, President.

A total of $1,332,920 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1891 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 179,044 notes (153,940 large size and 25,104 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 12465
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2574
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1350
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1049
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2650
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2120
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2651 - 12370
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2121 - 8677
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2004
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 974
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 284
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3540
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1596
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 396

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1891 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

  • No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

Sources

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