Description
1882 Series $5 note from THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ROCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, SERIAL 1435
BROWN BACK – CHARTER #2977
This is one of the 31 large-sized notes recorded in the census for this Beaver County bank. There are 71 small-sized notes. For the 1882 Series, only three exist. This particular note is new to the census. While there is only a Serial #1 on a $5 note, the other is a $10.
We graded this one Very Fine to Extra Fine grade. Bold print on both front and back, minimal stains from circulation. Good looking national for the type and the census count for beaver county.
What eventually became Rochester was originally a Lenape village called Sawcunk. The area was settled in 1799 in what was then the American frontier by white settlers and was known as East Bridgewater, Fairport, and Beaver Point. The borough adopted the name Rochester in 1834 when a local businessman who did regular business in Pittsburgh decided to christen his home with the name Rochester so he could have a unique name to stamp his goods; the borough was officially incorporated as such in 1849.[4]
Many of the streets that run through Rochester today had different names based on wild animals. Virginia Avenue and Adams Street—two of the city’s main thoroughfares via Pennsylvania Route 68—were once known as Fox Lane and Tiger Lane, respectively.
Like many towns around Pittsburgh, Rochester was a former industrial hub, home to the H. C. Fry Glass Company, and was a major junction on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Rochester has been a background for films, including the 1986 movie Gung Ho, the 1996 movie Kingpin, and the 2000 movie Wonder Boys.
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