October 21, 1891
The Terra Alta Bank is chartered
Business owners and community leaders secured a charter for the Terra Alta Bank on October 21, 1891, establishing Preston County's second bank and the first to serve the eastern part of the county. Directors were elected on November 13, and the bank opened in temporary quarters in May 1892.
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National Register of Historic Places nomination, Terra Alta Bank (1997), section 8, p. 2; Charles A. Thomas, Preston County (1998), p. 57
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