Unique Large Town

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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Garrison, First NB, W9778
Fr. 627 $10 1902PB
Grade: PMG Fine 12    

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This McLean County community had one national bank that was chartered in June 1910 and only issued 1,246 large size sheets before liquidating on November 15, 1930. We have never heard of nor seen another. An evenly circulated note that is basically problem free with clear signatures of David P. Robinson, President and Clifford Joseph Ehlers, Cashier. I used to think 2,000 sheets of large size was a low issue but in North Dakota many are smaller than that. Garrison, located in McLean County, was named for nearby Garrison Creek, which had been named in 1864 to note the troops of Fort Berthold garrisoned on its banks. The population was 1,453 at the 2010 census; a peak population of 1,890 was reached in 1950. Garrison is located on the north side of Lake Sakakawea, the lake formed by the Garrison Dam, which was named after the town. Garrison was founded in 1905 by brothers Theodore and Cecil Taylor. Theodore was a rancher in nearby Montrail County, and later Sheriff of Burleigh County. The post office was established June 17, 1903 and the community organized as a village in 1907. When the Soo Line ran its tracks farther north, the town moved to its present location. The original site, called Old Garrison after 1905, is now inundated by Lake Sakakawea. It was organized as a city March 20, 1916. Garrison is known as the Walleye Capital of the World and, as such, is home to Wally the Walleye, a 26 foot sculpture located at the end of Main Street in the City Park.

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