Organization
First National Bank of Scranton
Chartered in 1863 as one of the earliest institutions organized under the National Banking Act, the First National Bank …
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First National Bank of Scranton
Chartered in 1863 as one of the earliest institutions organized under the National Banking Act, the First National Bank of Scranton opened at the corner of Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues with $200,000 in capital and Joseph H. Scranton as its first president.
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Place
East Mountain
A rugged neighborhood on Moosic Mountain about three miles east of center city, settled first for iron ore in 1841 and …
Event
First Electric Streetcars Begin Operation
On November 30, 1886, Scranton Suburban Railway’s Car No. 4 carried its first paying passengers on a 2.5-mile …
Organization
Fidelity Bank
Founded in 1902 as The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank on a Dunmore street corner, Fidelity grew from a single office …