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1902 $5 Red Seal - Front
1902 $5 Red Seal - Back
1902 $5 Date Back - Front
1902 $5 Date Back - Back
1902 $5 Plain Back - Front
1902 $5 Plain Back - Back
| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Series | 1902 |
| Charter | #6190 Caribou National Bank of Caribou, Maine |
| Year Chartered | 1902, 492 Banks Chartered |
| City Info | Caribou is the second largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Its population was 8,189 at the 2010 census. Lumbermen and trappers first set up camps in the area in the 1810s. The first settlers came to what is now Caribou in the 1820s. Between 1838 and 1840, the undeclared Aroostook War flared between the United States and Canada, and the Battle of Caribou occurred in December 1838. The dispute over the international boundary delayed settlement of the area until after the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842. With peace restored, European settlers arrived in gradually-increasing numbers beginning in 1843. From Eaton Plantation and part of half-township H, Caribou was incorporated in 1859 as the town of Lyndon on April 5. In 1869, it annexed Eaton, Sheridan and Forestville plantations. On February 26 of that year its name was changed to Caribou, only to revert to Lyndon on March 9. On February 8, 1877, Caribou was finally confirmed as the town's permanent name. Two enduring mysteries are the reason for the original name of Lyndon, and the reasons for the town's name being subsequently changed back and forth between Lyndon and Caribou. Caribou was the "jumping off" … Source: Wikipedia |
| Similar Cities | City name is unique, no others like it. |
| Seal Varieties | Red, Blue |
| See Also | If your note doesn't match try: 1. 1907 $5 Legal Tender 2. 1899 $5 Silver Certificates |
| Other Info | 1. Value depends on notes known for charter, condition and market demand. |
| Neat Fact | Date Backs issued in sheets of 4 $5 notes (Friedbergs, 20th Ed. P127) |
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