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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Ellendale, NB, W9631
Fr. 618 $10 1902DB
Grade: PMG Ch. Fine 15    

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This is the sole surviving example of the last national bank chartered in Ellendale. The bank was chartered in January 1910 and issued 3,890 sheets before it closed on August 7, 1925. The Cashier, H.C. Peck, penned his signature while President, B.W. Schom___ was stamped. A pleasing note that is a new discovery. Ellendale, on the border of North and South Dakota, is the county seat of Dickey County. The population was 1,394 at the 2010 census; a peak population of 1,967 was reported in 1980. Ellendale was founded in 1882 and was named for Mary Ellen Dale, wife of railroad official S.S. Merrill. The Great Northern Railroad established a terminus here in 1887 before building on to Forbes in 1905. This was the first permanent white settlement in the county, and it became the county seat in 1882. The post office was established May 22, 1882 with William E. Finch as Postmaster. It incorporated as a village in 1883, and became a city in 1889 with Thomas Sefton as mayor. Ellendale is the home of Trinity Bible College, located on the former campus of the North Dakota State Normal and Industrial School. Nearby Whitestone Hill Battlefield is the site of the battle between the Yanktonai and Hunkpapa Sioux Indians and the U.S. Calvary under the command of General Alfred Sully on September 5, 1863. Whitestone Monument is a tribute to both soldiers and the Sioux.

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