Unique Town & Bank

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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Nome, First NB, W9287
Fr. 644 $20 1902DB
Grade: PMG VF 25    

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There are really very few banks in the country that are unique for town and bank but this Barnes County location is indeed one of those special examples of survival. This Nome national bank was not chartered until December 1908 and after issuing a miniscule 857 sheets of $10-10-10-20 it was liquidated less than four years later on April 15, 1912. The best news is that the quality of this note is excellent and the officers' signatures, James Grady, President and Alfred Aamoth, Cashier are clear as a bell. Purchased from Greg Olson, Treasure Island Coins in Fargo. Nome, in Barnes County, was named after the city in Alaska. The population was 62 at the 2010 census. This Northern Pacific Railroad townsite was founded in 1900. The post office was established April 25, 1901 with Charles D. Hackett as Postmaster. The townsite was platted in 1901 by Charles Ferguson, and incorporated as a village in 1907, reaching a peak population of 277 in 1940. Standing Rock Hill Historic Site is located nearby. Standing Rock is on top of the farthest west Indian burial mound in the United States. It has never been excavated and offers a panoramic view of the prairie topography and the Sheyenne River valley to the west. The Inyan Bosendata of the Dakota Indians used this site as a place for ceremonials and offerings. The monument itself is a granite cone about three feet tall, jutting out of the ground at the crest of the hill.

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