#1 Red Seal Goodrich

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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Goodrich, First NB, W8077 #1
Fr. 614 $10 1902RS
Grade: PMG EF 40    

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This seems like such a great town name to me. The residents of Sheridan County should be proud. There were 600 sheets of Red Seals printed and this new addition to the census is the #1 'B' position note. It's bright, fresh, beautiful and extremely rare! This bank was organized on January 2, 1906 and it remained throughout the note issuing period. There were only 3,611 sheets of Blue Seals, with only one VG known. Signed by Robert W. Akin, President and Herman G. Perske, Cashier. Goodrich is located in Sheridan County; the population was 98 at the 2010 census. The Northern Pacific Railroad townsite was founded in 1902 as the result of the merger of the rival townsites of Clark and Dudley and named for F.H. Goodrich, the Northern Pacific Railroad civil engineer in charge of construction in the area. The post office was established August 30, 1902 with Joseph T. Wyard as Postmaster. Mr. Wyard, a pioneer merchant, had established the post office August 21, 1902 as Blaine, but the order was rescinded and replaced with the Goodrich paperwork in just nine days. The village, which incorporated in 1909, reached a peak population of 476 in both 1920 and 1940. Notable residents of Goodrich include John E. Davis, 25th Governor of North Dakota and head of the Civil Defense Preparedness Agency appointed by President Richard Nixon. A highlight of Governor Davis's administration occurred in 1960 when he accompanied a delegation of six United States governors to the former Soviet Union. In return a delegation of Soviet governors visited Bismarck.

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