Cooper in Delta County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First National Bank

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

1. First National Bank Marker

Inscription. 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.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6936.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 33° 22.436′ N, 95° 41.329′ W. Marker is in Cooper, Texas, in Delta County. It is at the intersection of West Side Square and West Dallas Avenue (State Route 154), on the left when traveling north on West Side Square. Mounted to the outside wall of the bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 West Side Square, Cooper TX 75432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Texas Livery Stable (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nathaniel L. Corbet (about 300 feet away); Original Site of East Texas Normal College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cooper Rail Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Yates and Methodist Protestant Cemeteries (approx. 0.7 miles away); Thomas A. Lambeth (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sam B. Turbeville (approx. 1.3 miles away); Delta County (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooper.

The First National Bank in Cooper. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

2. The First National Bank in Cooper.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.