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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Crary, First NB, W6407
Fr. 590 $5 1902DB
Grade: PMG VG 10 Net    

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Crary is a small community in Ramsey County that had a single national bank which was organized on August 20, 1902. There are seven surviving large size notes from the 9,459 sheets issued. The purple stamped signatures of J. Smith, President and O.C. Sagiman, Cashier are clear, although the note is well used. PMG notes: foreign substance. 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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