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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Crystal, First NB, W7918
Fr. 617 $10 1902DB
Grade: PMG VF 25    

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A very rare small town issuer from Pembina County that was organized on September 12, 1905 and went into receivership on February 7, 1925, after issuing 3,595 sheets of notes. This note is the best of three reported with excellent paper quality and color. The purple stamped signatures of J.A. Appleton, Vice President and L.M. Gilbert, Cashier. Crystal is a city in Pembina County. The population was 138 at the 2010 census. This village was founded in 1879 and named for the crystal clear water found in nearby Cart Creek. The post office was established May 26, 1880 with Albert F. Appleton as Postmaster. The Great Northern Railroad reached the site in 1890, when the population was just 78. The village incorporated in 1891, and it became a city in 1893; a peak population of 429 was reached in 1950.

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