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| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Series | 1902 |
| Charter | #9599 First National Bank of La Verne, California |
| Year Chartered | 1909, 320 Banks Chartered |
| City Info | La Verne is a small city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,063 at the 2010 census, down from 31,638 at the 2000 census. The history of the area dates back to the 1830s when Ygnacio Palomares received the 15,000-acre Rancho San Jose land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837. The land included the present day cities Pomona, Claremont, San Dimas, Glendora, and La Verne. The adobe which Palomares built in 1837 is still preserved in Pomona as La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose. Palomares soon moved a mile or so northeast and constructed the Ygnacio Palomares Adobe. He ensured that a nephew, Jose Dolores Palomares, secured a tract of land a mile west. In the mid-1880s, entrepreneur Isaac W. Lord purchased a tract of Jose Palomares' land and convinced the Santa Fe Railroad company to run its line across towards Los Angeles. Lord had the land surveyed for building lots and in 1887 had a large land sale, naming the new town 'Lordsburg' after himself. He also had a large Lordsburg … 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. 1905 $20 Gold Certificate 2. 1906 $20 Gold Certificate |
| Other Info | 1. Value depends on notes known for charter, condition and market demand. |
| Neat Fact | Some issues contain regional geographic identifiers. N = New England. E = Eastern. M = Midwest. S = Southern. W = Western. P = Pacific. The letters were included for hand sorting purposes (Kelley, 5th Ed. P 5). |
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