Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gainesville National Bank
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 19, 2023
1. Gainesville National Bank Marker
Inscription.
Gainesville National Bank. . In this block on October 21, 1882, prominent citizens and landowners J.M. Lindsay and C.C. Hemming founded Gainesville National Bank (GNB). Over the next decades, Gainesville evolved from a frontier town to a thriving community and a financial center for the cattle and cotton industries. In 1902, Judge Lindsay opened the Lindsay National Bank as a branch of GNB. As an immediate result of the federal banking crisis in 1933, First National Bank, Lindsay National Bank and GNB merged, going forward as Gainesville National Bank. An integral part of Cooke County's economic history, the financial institution made additional acquisitions over the years and has been known as Guaranty National Bank since 1990.
In this block on October 21, 1882, prominent citizens and landowners J.M. Lindsay and C.C. Hemming founded Gainesville National Bank (GNB). Over the next decades, Gainesville evolved from a frontier town to a thriving community and a financial center for the cattle and cotton industries. In 1902, Judge Lindsay opened the Lindsay National Bank as a branch of GNB. As an immediate result of the federal banking crisis in 1933, First National Bank, Lindsay National Bank and GNB merged, going forward as Gainesville National Bank. An integral part of Cooke County's economic history, the financial institution made additional acquisitions over the years and has been known as Guaranty National Bank since 1990.
Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12581.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1882.
Location. 33° 37.43′ N, 97° 8.691′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is at the intersection of South Rusk Street and East Main Street on South Rusk Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 19, 2023
2. Gainesville National Bank Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
