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National Bank Notes > Minnesota

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Winona, Merchants NB, 2268
Fr. 382a $1 Original
Grade: PMG CH. UNC 64 EPQ    

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WINONA is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River. It was platted June 19, 1852 and was first named Montezuma. It was changed to Winona, named for a Dakota woman, cousin of the last chief named Wabasha, both of whom were prominent in the events attending the removal in 1848 of the Winnebago Indians from Iowa to Wabasha's Prairie. The city was incorporated as a village on March 3, 1855, and as a city in 1867. Its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf, a rocky pinnacle. It is known as the stained glass capital of the United States. German and Polish immigrants were the majority of the new settlers, and by 1857 Winona was the third largest city in the state. The post office began as Montezuma in Wabasha County, June-August 1852. Winona’s most famous resident is Winona Ryder, born Winona Horowitz and named after the town in which she was born. This note was previously not reported to Trand & Price and now it is the 34th example reported. Excellent originality, color and centering. All the bells and whistles needed for exceptional quality.

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