Wool & Mohair Industry Reliefs -- Sonora City Hall, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.290 W 100° 38.730
14R E 342202 N 3383267
Reflecting the primary driver for the local economy, beautiful reliefs of an Angora Goat and Merino Sheep grace the front of the former First National Bank Building, now the Sonora TX City Hall
Waymark Code: WMPPY1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
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Even in 2015, the Wool and Mohair industry is a critical part of the ranching economy of this small West Texas town.
The Main Street face of the former First National Bank Building in downtown Sonora features two decorative relief medallions of a Merino Sheep and an Angora goat, with "SONORA" carved in an arc over the animal's respective heads.
The bank occupied this building until moving across the street into a larger space in 1978. Shortly thereafter, this handsome building was repurposed as the Sonora TX City Hall.
From the Sonora Bank website: (
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"The First National Bank of Sonora was organized by E.R. Jackson in 1900, only 10 years after Sonora became a town. The move to organize a bank was deemed foolhardy by some who had already seen two financial institutions fail. . . .
In 1928 a new home and office building for the First National Bank was constructed on one of the main corners of the city. First National Bank occupied this building until 1978 when the offices were moved across the street to its current location at 102 E. Main Street."