The State Bank of Table Rock, Since 1885

It’s the Story
  • Above: Lawrence Duder & Guy Bonham behind the bank counter, circa 1924
    Above: Lawrence Duder & Guy Bonham behind the bank counter, circa 1924
  • The State Bank of Table Rock, Since 1885
    The State Bank of Table Rock, Since 1885
  • Above: South side of the Table Rock square in the 1880s. The State Bank of Table Rock’s original building is at far right. Only the building to its left remains today.
    Above: South side of the Table Rock square in the 1880s. The State Bank of Table Rock’s original building is at far right. Only the building to its left remains today.
  • Below: The State Bank of Table Rock in 1893 the year after it was built. The post office was in the rear of the building, at left
    Below: The State Bank of Table Rock in 1893 the year after it was built. The post office was in the rear of the building, at left
  • Above: Behind the very same counter 100 years later, Jayne Norris Heller of Battle Creek, Nebraska, a former bank teller herself, and descendant of the bank’s builder, G. R. Martin. She and husband Bob came to see it last week.
    Above: Behind the very same counter 100 years later, Jayne Norris Heller of Battle Creek, Nebraska, a former bank teller herself, and descendant of the bank’s builder, G. R. Martin. She and husband Bob came to see it last week.
    Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.Table Rock had no bank during its first 30 years. This became a serious problem with the arrival of the railroad in 1871....

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