First National Bank
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QuesterMark
N 32° 14.081 W 097° 45.328
14S E 617257 N 3567129
This plate (where's the medallion?) is on the building that is now the Somervell County Heritage Center in Glen Rose.
Waymark Code: WM7F3K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
Views: 11
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: First National Bank
Address: 100 Bernard St.
City: Glen Rose
County: Somervell
Subject Codes: banks, bankers, banking topics; commercial buildings
Year Marker Erected: 1964
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Size: Medallion & Plate
Marker Number: 1781
Marker Text:
Hand hewn-native stone structure, built 1896 by A. P. Humphreys, as saloon. Lodge hall upstairs hosted dances, socials, stage shows.
First National moved in, 1902, with such customers as Col. Charles Goodnight, trail-blazing cattleman.
Scene of 1917 robbery and shooting of one bandit.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964
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