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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Wahpeton, Citizens NB, 4552
Fr. 498 $20 1882BB
Grade: PMG VG 10    

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By 1891, when this bank arrived, it was the third one chartered in town. They issued 11,918 large size sheets before converting to small size. This is the only Second Charter known on this location but there are 11 large notes reported. This note has seen plenty of wear and tear with two small center holes. There is a clear penned signature of J.A. Nelson, Cashier but the president's is gone. Wahpeton is on the Red River of the North, near the Minnesota border. It is the county seat of Richland County and had a population of 7,766 at the 2010 census. Wahpeton was founded in 1869; the first settler was Morgan T. Rich. When other settlers arrived, they formed a tiny community and named it Richville, commemorating both its founder and the fertile quality of the soil. In 1871, a post office was opened. At the same time, the town's name was changed to Chahinkapa, an Indian name meaning "the end of the woods." Two years later, the county was organized and called Chahinkapa County. Later that year the county was renamed Richland County and the town of Chahinkapa renamed Wahpeton, an adaptation of the Dakota name of the local population of Dakota Indians, the Wakhpetonwan. Positioned next to the Red River in the city of Wahpeton is "Wahpper", the World's Largest Catfish. Measuring in at 40 feet in length, 12 feet tall, and 5,000 pounds, "Wahpper" was constructed to call attention to the excellent fishing in the Red River. Some even call Wahpeton "The Catfish Capital of the North". The local Bois de Sioux Golf Course is the only golf course in the United States with half the course is in one state and half in another.

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