Harleysville National Bank, Harleysville, PA (Charter 9541)

The Harleysville National Bank, ca2022. Courtesy of Google Maps

Harleysville National Bank, Harleysville, PA (Chartered 1909 - Closed (Merger) 2010)

Town History

Harleysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Philadelphia with Center City Philadelphia less than 30 miles away. It is located mostly within Lower Salford Township and also in Franconia Township. Harleysville was settled by Pennsylvania Dutch in the 18th century and was named after Samuel Harley.

Pennsylvania Route 63 (Main Street) and Pennsylvania Route 113 (Harleysville Pike) meet in Harleysville and provide access to other routes on the main grid. Interstate 476 is a five-minute drive via PA 63 from Harleysville to the Lansdale Interchange, on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The population was 9,286 at the 2010 census.

Harleysville had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Organized July 1, 1909
Chartered September 16, 1909
Bank was Open past 1935
For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
Merged into First Niagara Bank, NA in Buffalo, NY, April 9, 2010

On September 16, 1909, a certificate was issued authorizing The Harleysville National Bank with capital of $25,000 and Alvin C. Alderfer, president; M.C. Clemes, vice president; and O.A. Fulmer cashier.

On Tuesday, January 17, at the second annual election of the Harleysville National Bank, the old members of the Board were all re-elected as follows: Alvin C. Alderfer, Esq., M.C. Clemens, Isaac S. Butcher, Dr. V.Z. Keeler, Menno S. Clemens, of Harleysville: Jacob S. Gabel, Salfordville; Abram A. Groff, Lederachville; Arthur R. Bean, Skippack; Frank S. Long, Bergey; David K. Moyer, Elroy. Messrs. Benjamin F. Snyder, Kulpsville; Wilson C. Heany, Tylersport; D.M. Allebach, Worcester; Henry D. Bergey, Elroy; Charles M. Booz, of Vernfield, and William K. Bean, of Skippack, acted as judges of the election.

On August 12, 1942, at a meeting of the directors, Russell M. Hillegass, a resident of Souderton and vice president of the Harleysville National Bank, was elected president of the Souderton National Bank. He succeeded the late Clayton K. Gotwals.

In March 2004, a growing Pennsylvania bank was consolidating all of its financial institutions under a single brand name. Harleysville National Corp., with branches that included area locations in Monroe and Wayne counties, would place the Harleysville National Bank & Trust Co. name on 41 locations by March 29. Going away would be the names of its Pottstown-based Security National Bank and Lansford-based Citizens National Bank units. By May, when the company would complete its purchase of Malvern-based Millennium Bank, an additional five locations would be added to the Harleysville brand name. Stock in Harleysville National closed up 58 cents, to $27.52.

08/14/1980 Main Office moved to 483 Main Street, Harleysville, PA 19438.
03/26/2004 Acquired Security National Bank (FDIC #27355) in Pottstown, PA.
03/26/2004 Acquired The Citizens National Bank (FDIC #7558) in Lansford, PA.
04/30/2004 Acquired Millennium Bank (FDIC #34924) in Malvern, PA.
06/15/2004 Main Office moved to 278 Main Street (Rt 63), Harleysville, PA 19438.
11/16/2007 Acquired East Penn Bank (FDIC #33526) in Emmaus, PA.
12/06/2008 Acquired Willow Financial Bank (FDIC #30089) in Wayne, PA.
04/09/2010 Merged and became part of First Niagara Bank, National Association (FDIC #16004) in Buffalo, NY.
04/09/2010 Changed Institution Name to First Niagara Bank, National Association.

Official Bank Title

1: The Harleysville National Bank, Harleysville, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of Herbert S. Bucher, Cashier and Alvin C. Alderfer, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of A.A. Price, Cashier and Alvin C. Alderfer, President. The Government Printing Office (GPO) prepared the overprinting plate used to produce this note. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

1929 Type 1 $20 bank note with printed signatures of A.A. Price, Cashier and Alvin C. Alderfer, President. Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (BBS) prepared the overprinting plate used to produce this note. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $710,520 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1909 and 2010. This consisted of a total of 57,443 notes (29,084 large size and 28,359 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 - 2530
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	2531 - 7271
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 2758
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 758
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 5473
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 1790

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1909 - 2010):

Presidents:

Alvin Clemens Alderfer, 1910-1935

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

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

Wiki Links

Sources

Harleysville, PA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harleysville,_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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
The Wall Street Journal, Fri., Sep. 17, 1909.
The Central News, Perkasie, PA, Wed., Jan. 18, 1911.
The Central News, Perkasie, PA, Thu., Aug. 13, 1942.
The Tribune, Scranton, PA, Thu., Mar. 18, 2004.