FIRST NATIONAL BANK

First National Bank in McConnelsville has outlived the first entry on the national bank charter list, the First National Bank of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia bank was founded by another Ohio native, financier Jay Cooke, and had six times the assets of its counterpart in McConnelsville. After the Civil War, the McConnelsville bank helped market railroad bonds issued by Cooke and his new business partner, Hugh McCulloch; the same McCulloch who, as the first Comptroller, oversaw the bank's supervision at its inception. First National Bank of McConnelsville has grown exponentially since 1863... The First National Bank of McConnelsville is the oldest national bank still operating under the same original name and the same original Office of the Comptroller Charter - number 46... The 1990's were a period of continued growth as we opened an additional branch in the village of Carroll on July 1, 1996, located in Fairfield County. As we saw the closure of major sources of employment, First..

Also known as: The First National Bank

Primary location: Mcconnelsville United States