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Bank Info for NB Charter 2515 (1881 - open)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Ephrata National Bank
Ephrata, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1885 Henry J. Meixell William Z. Sener
1886-1892 Martin Landis Weidman William Z. Sener
1893-1893 Harvey B. Bitzer William Z. Sener
1894-1895 Harvey B. Bitzer John Yundt Weidman
1896-1929 J. Harry Hibshman Martin Landis Weidman
1930-1935 Clarence A. Raezer J. Harry Hibshman
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5697
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4500
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 11250
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7600
1882 Value Back 4x5 11251 - 18475
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 7601 - 11879
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 15153
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3730
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 952
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5510
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1358
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 16, 1881
  • Chartered Apr 11, 1881
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Ephrata National Bank (December 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $266,156
High Bal (1930) $4,052,918
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $28,800
High Bal (1927) $125,600
Total Out (1934) $125,000
# Large Notes 232,816
# Small Notes 34,960
# Total Notes 267,776
$ Large Size $2,280,950
$ Small Size $420,300
$ Total Issued $2,701,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $266,155.99 $63,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $326,179.71 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $314,606.44 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $365,889.21 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $312,845.90 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $371,086.24 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $353,723.89 $28,800.00
Oct-04-1888 $341,454.56 $28,800.00
Sep-30-1889 $384,043.71 $28,800.00
Oct-02-1890 $399,643.11 $28,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $463,008.43 $28,800.00
Sep-30-1892 $581,580.71 $46,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $391,493.28 $46,800.00
Oct-02-1894 $405,254.05 $46,800.00
Sep-28-1895 $401,894.17 $46,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $344,588.33 $46,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $368,995.30 $46,800.00
Sep-20-1898 $413,914.01 $46,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $447,804.14 $46,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $466,553.69 $62,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $532,854.31 $62,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $503,192.37 $62,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $506,961.82 $62,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $502,244.91 $62,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $546,639.00 $62,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $618,185.00 $62,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $712,859.00 $125,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $667,407.00 $125,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $683,978.00 $125,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $725,756.00 $125,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $799,296.00 $125,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $868,337.00 $125,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $928,811.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $904,131.00 $125,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $948,745.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $988,297.00 $123,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,173,508.00 $125,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,405,610.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,083,566.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,246,474.00 $122,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,132,211.00 $122,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,436,651.00 $125,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,562,755.00 $123,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,751,458.00 $125,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,092,235.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,421,704.00 $121,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,579,253.00 $125,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,000,275.00 $124,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,893,700.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,052,918.00 $122,900.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,028,131.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,770,329.00 $125,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,603,203.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,794,683.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,841,866.00 $0.00

 

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