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Black plaque № 24545

Shiner, TX, United States

First National Bank of Shiner. In 1891, one year after Shiner was incorporated, Confederate captain and local rancher Charles Welhausen established a private bank for the growing railroad town. Welhausen served as first president, with E. F. Wolters, William D. Green, Earl Fry and Philip Welhausen s

erving with him on the first board of directors. Federally chartered in 1900, the First National Bank of Shiner has proven to be a strong financial institution and civic leader despite the decline of

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