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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Kenmare, First NB, 6064
Fr. 634 $10 1902PB
Grade: PMG Fine 12    

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A rare type and town as there were only 474 sheets of Third Charters printed and only 1,614 large size sheets total. This 'new to the census' note is a nice example for the bank. The bank was liquidated on January 19, 1931 and absorbed by Kenmore National Bank (#6555). A penned signature by Preus Wilhelm Dahl, Cashier, but the president's signature is indistinct. Kenmare is located in Ward County in the Minot metro area. The population was 1,096 at the 2010 census with a peak of 1,712 in 1950. The first known settler in the vicinity was a Mr. Cartwright, who opened the first mine in the community in 1880. In 1891, Augustines Rouses began prospecting for coal in the area. As one of the first settlers, he served as postmaster for the town (then known as Lignite for the coal mines) until this death in a gunfight in 1896. The town then went nameless, until Kenmare was established in 1897. The community was named by the wife of a Soo Line Railroad official for Kenmare, Ireland (meaning "forever more"). The Kenmare post office was established April 30, 1897 with John H. Clapper as Postmaster. The village was platted in May 1899, and incorporated in December 1901.

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