Marker Inscription
Bandera's First Bank. On Texas Republic land grant. Hand-cut native rock. Built about 1860. A school, home, shop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
Historical Marker
Bandera's First Bank
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About this site
Bandera's First Bank is a historical marker in Bandera, Bandera County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7259, -99.0720 near Bandera. The nearest cataloged historic site is Camp Montel, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bandera County Courthouse, Warren Hunter, and Huffmeyer Store.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5019000294. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Built about 1860 of hand-cut native stone on a Republic of Texas land grant, this Bandera building served over the years as a school, home and shop before housing the town's first bank. It was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1965.
Sources: hmdb.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
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