Marker Inscription
Prominent area businessman Dan Waggoner began this financial institution in 1904 as a branch of his privately-owned bank in Decatur (15 mi. NW). His son, W.T., served for a time as its president. Rhome's first bank was given a national charter in 1914 and grew steadily through the years. Its sound financial policies enabled it to survive the period of the Great Depression. Headquartered downtown for more than seventy years, the First National Bank in Rhome has been located at this site since 1975. (1984)
About this site
First National Bank in Rhome is a historical marker in Rhome, Wise County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 89 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0534, -97.4724 near Rhome. The nearest cataloged historic site is United Methodist Church of Rhome (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Isabelle Cemetery, Bethel -Rhome, and Bledsoe, George Lawton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013757. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
