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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Casselton, Territory of Dakota, First NB, 2792
Fr. 479 $10 1882BB
Grade: PMG VG 8 Net    

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This was the earlier of Casselton's two national banks and it was chartered in 1882. The bank issued $5 and $10 Brown Back Territorials, 1,815 sheets total with this being the only surviving Territorial from the town. This note was uncovered by Dale Ennis decades ago and some time later traded into the North Dakota Collection. Well used with a skin on the face and lots of minor splits, etc. but mostly honest wear. PMG notes: paper pull. Casselton, in Cass County, is in the Fargo metro area. The population was 2,329 at the 2010 census. Casselton had its origin in 1873 when the Northern Pacific Railway sent Mike Smith to plant cottonwood and willow trees in the area to serve as windbreaks along the right-of-way. Over the years, Casselton was known by many names including The Nursery, Goose Creek and Swan Creek (for a stream that meandered through the area). In 1876, the railroad established a station called Casstown, after George Cass, the railroad president. When the post office was established on August 8, 1876, the name Casselton was designated. Casselton is the hometown of five North Dakota governors including: Andrew Horace Burke, North Dakota s second governor; William Langer, 17th governor from 1933 to 1934 and 21st governor from 1937 to 1939; William Lewis Guy, 26th governor; George Albert Sinner 29th governor; and John Jack Dalrymple who became North Dakota s 32nd governor on Nov. 4, 2010. Casselton is home to the world's largest can pile. This tourist attraction was created in 1933 by Max Taubert when a Sinclair gas station occupied the lot. It is approximately 45 feet (14 m) tall, and is made of thousands of oil cans.

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