First National Bank
Oldest bank in Delta County. Founded 1889 as private firm operating in a grocery store. Chartered as a national bank 1891. Erected this building 1909. Guaranty State Bank merged with First National 1925. This bank has had continued growth. The founder, Wm. J. McDonald (1844 - 1926), at his death left a great fortune to establish an astronomical observatory of the first order - the McDonald Observatory, in West Texas. RTHL 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
33.3739° N, 95.6888° W
Where to Find It
Main & B-24
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi W Texas Livery Stable Cooper
- 0.3 mi W Cooper Rail Depot Cooper
- 0.3 mi S East Texas Normal College, Original Site of Cooper
- 0.7 mi SE Yates and Methodist Protestant Cemeteries Cooper
- 1.2 mi E Turbeville, Sam B. Cooper
- 1.2 mi E Thomas A. Lambeth Cooper