First National Bank
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 22.436 W 095° 41.327
15S E 249853 N 3695972
Texas Historical Marker at the First National Bank, 11 West Side Square, Cooper, TX, noting its establishment, history, and legacy.
Waymark Code: WMPB2Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 6936

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Oldest bank in Delta County. Founded 1889 as private firm operating in a grocery store. Chartered as a national bank 1891. Erected this building 1909. Guaranty State Bank merged with First National 1925. This bank has had continued growth. The founder, Wm. J. McDonald (1844 - 1926) at his death left a great fortune to establish an astronomical observatory of the first order - the McDonald Observatory, in West Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
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