Hamilton National Bank - Hamilton, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 42.283 W 098° 07.413
14R E 583051 N 3508040
Building is now the Hamilton County Courthouse Annex.
Waymark Code: WM108H7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
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Historical Marker:
J. T. James and Z. C. Law had the town's first drugstore in 1876. Law appointed postmaster, used a small safe in official duties. In 1881 Dr. George Perry bought Law's interest, but the safe remained in the store. The first bank in county began when James and Perry let friends keep buckskin bags of coins in the safe. This private bank was in service for several years. In 1890 Hamilton National Bank was chartered with Dr. George Perry, president; J. T. James, vice-president; J. L. Spurlin and J. A. Eidson, directors.
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| Event Date | Historical Event |
| 1920-01-01 | PERRY NB OF HAMILTON located at HAMILTON, TX was established as a National Bank. |
| 1972-01-01 | PERRY NB OF HAMILTON was renamed to FIRST NB OF HAMILTON. |
| 1973-01-27 | FIRST NB OF HAMILTON was renamed to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMILTON and moved to 200 S. BELL HAMILTON, TX. |
| 1989-11-13 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMILTON was renamed to FREEDOM BANK, N.A.. |
| 1992-09-15 | FREEDOM BANK, N.A. was renamed to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMILTON. |
| 2005-10-14 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMILTON was acquired by FIRST STATE BANK CENTRAL TEXAS. |
| 2005-10-14 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMILTON was renamed to HAMILTON BR and moved to 200 S BELL HAMILTON, TX and became a branch of FIRST STATE BANK CENTRAL TEXAS. |