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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Thompson, First NB, 11599
Fr. 1802-2 $20 1929T2
Grade: PMG AU 53    

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The First National Bank of Thompson was chartered in February 1920 but chose not to issue National Bank Notes until small size came around, then they printed $5, $10 and $20 Type 1 and Type 2. This is the only $20 Type 2 reported and it's serial #21, the same as the number of notes reported. There were only 135 $20 Type 2s printed. This AU is a peach. Printed officer signatures of M.H. Hanson, President and W.J. McMenamy, Cashier. Thompson, in Grand Forks County, is part of the Grand Forks metro area. The population was 986 at the 2010 census. Settlers were here as early as 1874, and the Great Northern Railroad station built here in 1879 was named for townsite owner George Norton. When a post office application was submitted December 14, 1880, postal officials rejected Norton because of possible confusion with Norton, Minnesota. The post office was established January 26, 1881 with Albert Thompson as Postmaster, who renamed it for himself and his brother, Robert. Thompson was incorporated as a village in 1923, and the population has continued to rise as the city attracts residents who work in nearby Grand Forks, but prefer to live in a smaller town.

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