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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Harvey, First NB, 5488
Fr. 1802-1 $20 1929T1
Grade: PMG VF 30    

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This note has not been part of the census until now, making it one of eight $20s reported. It's the twelfth small note reported and none appear to be of higher grade. Printed signatures of Augustus Peterson, President and J.J. Reimer, Cashier, which are the same as on the large $20s. Harvey is located in northwestern Wells County at the headwaters of the Sheyenne River. The population was 1,783 at the 2010 census. Harvey was founded in 1892 as a Soo line freight division point; a dam was built there by the railroad in 1892 to assure a water supply. The town was platted in 1893 and the post office established Oct. 2, 1893 with Miss Sara L. Beaubier appointed as Postmaster; Harvey replaced the nearby rural post office of Whitby. One tradition says the community was named for Col. James S. Harvey, a stockholder of the Soo Line Railway. Some sources say it was named for Harvey, Illinois. The first store was opened in a large tent in April, 1893 and the first newspaper, the Harvey Advertiser, was founded July 27, 1893. The village incorporated in 1903, and became a city in 1906 with Aloys Wartner mayor.

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