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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Crary, First NB, 6407
Fr. 1800-1 $5 1929T1
Grade: PMG Ch. Fine 15 Net    

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Before being placed into receivership on May 18, 1931 there were 628 sheets of small size notes printed, with this example being one of four reported. The note is not without flaws though as there is a grease counting mark on the face and back, as well as '35' written in ball point pen on the back. The officers' signatures are those of J.H. Smith, President and H.S. Pond, Cashier. PMG notes: stains, pinholes, ink. Crary is a city in Ramsey County ten miles east of Devils Lake; the population was 142 at the 2010 census. The Great Northern Railroad station was founded in 1883 as Midway, but when the post office was established January 14, 1884 the name was rejected. Alfred Slighter, Postmaster, changed the name to Cary to honor William A. Crary, the owner of the townsite, and his brother John Hopkins Crary, a local hotel operator. A peak population of 307 was reported in 1920.

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