Marker Inscription
Early state bank of Texas. Organized in 1910 as Guaranty State Bank with H. D. Reynolds as the first president. L. F. Gerlach, second president, operated one of city's best-known stores. The descendants of J. L. Muller, third president, have served as leaders in the bank since 1910. Ollege Morrison, fourth president, owned Livingston Drug Company for many years. Miss May Andress, daughter of S. J. Andress (an organizer of the bank), was on board of directors longer than any other member. The bank took present name in 1925. This is third location.
About this site
First State Bank of Livingston is a historical marker in Livingston, Polk County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 50 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7140, -94.9344 near Livingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Keenan & Nancy Elizabeth McCardell House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank, Polk County, C. S. A., and Livingston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010393. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
