Marker Inscription
Founded in 1880, this is the fifth oldest federally chartered bank operating in Texas. It was started under the direction of Samuel H. Milliken (1846-1931), a Parker County industrialist and civic leader and a founder of the railway company that completed the first lines to Weatherford. Walter S. Fant, who worked here for 54 years, and other bankers maintained a sense of community dedication. For over 100 years the First National Bank has led in the development of the city from the days of frontier Indian raids to the current era of industrial and agricultural growth. (1981)
About this site
First National Bank of Weatherford is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7606, -97.8006 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woolfolk-McCall House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Weatherford City Hall, Kindel, R.W. House, and Parker County, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367001801. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
