WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
BANK OF ST. GEORGE
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
2 East Tabernacle (southeast corner of Tabernacle & Main)St. George, Utah
Telephone 17 in the 1941 telephone book
Telephone ORchard 3-3571 in the 1958 telephone book
105 East Tabernacle (northeast corner of Tabernacle & 100 East)
St. George, Utah
Telephone ORchard 3-3571 in the 1961 telephone book
The 1972 telephone book said to call Zions First National Bank.
HISTORY
In 1905, a group of men got together to explore the possibility of organizing a bank. In March 1906,the "Bank of St George" was organized with a capitalization of $12,000.
The bank took over the old Stockgrowers Bank Building at 2 East Tabernacle sometime between 1921 and 1941.
Their ad in the 1941 telephone book said deposits were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
up to $5,000.
Bill Barlocker took control of the Bank of St. George in 1955.
Sometime between 1958 and 1961, the Bank of St. George moved from the old Stockgrowers Bank Building
to their new Bank of St. George Building.
The State Bank of Hurricane was bought out by the Bank of St. George sometime between 1958 and 1961.
The Bank of St. George was bought out by Zions First National Bank in 1970.
PHOTOS
WCHS-01976 105 East Tabernacle
105 East Tabernacle
WCHS photos:
WCHS-01071 Photo of the bank building and the Arrowhead Hotel
WCHS-01089 Photo of Tabernacle looking east from Main Street
WCHS-01977 Photo of the inside of the Bank of St. George