October 21, 1891
The Terra Alta Bank is chartered
The Terra Alta Bank was chartered in Terra Alta in 1891. More than a century later, it combined with Bruceton Bank in the transaction that created Clear Mountain Bank.
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Clear Mountain Bank, Our History; FDIC branch history
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The bank's official history gives 1891 as the charter year. FDIC branch-history listings report October 21, 1891 for the Terra Alta office. This entry describes the charter and later institutional continuity, not a continuous corporate identity under the same name.
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