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Our History
The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton is a commercial
bank chartered in Pennsylvania in 1900 for the purpose of providing bank
services to the local communities it serves.
Farmers National Bank was originally chartered in 1900 by
James Bennett and a group of businessmen. The current location which
houses the Emlenton Branch and executive offices was built from 1900 to
1904 at a cost of $52,000.
Throughout the years many renovations have taken place,
and at this point, the bank and its executive offices occupy the entire
first, second, and third floors.
The bank established its first branch office in Eau
Claire in 1978. As we continued to grow and expand our market area, a
second branch office was opened in Clarion in 1985.
In July 1991 Farmers National Bank purchased offices in
Emlenton and East Brady from Mellon Bank. The East Brady office began
operating as a branch of Farmers National Bank, while the Emlenton office
was absorbed into our existing Emlenton operations.
The year 1996 once again saw additional growth in the
size and structure of the bank with three new offices being opened. We
established ourselves in the Butler market with a branch in the Bon Aire
Plaza in June. In August we opened a full-service branch in the Tom’s
Riverside grocery store located on Route 338 in Knox. Farmers National
Bank also purchased the deposits and building formerly owned by Mellon
Bank in September, and began operating as Farmers National Bank’s Knox -
Main Street office.
In 1998 the bank constructed a new Data Center facility
in Emlenton to house the computer systems, data processing, and booking
departments. In March, the bank opened an office in the Clarion Mall. In
August of that same year Farmers National Bank acquired Peoples Savings
Bank and its offices in Ridgway, DuBois, and Brookville. The DuBois
office has since been relocated to a newly constructed facility on Beaver
Drive. The Brookville office has been remodeled to resemble the historic
look of the downtown area.
During 2001, the Knox – Main Street office was closed and
consolidated into our office in Tom’s Riverside which had undergone a
major expansion and renovation project which included an expanded lobby
area and the addition of safe deposit boxes and another drive up lane.
Our branch network expanded once again in January, 2003 with
the addition of our Meridian office at the intersection of Rt. 68 and
Meridian Road in Butler, PA.
The Board of Directors of Farmers National Bank has
always been committed to the idea of remaining an independent community
bank. This was evidenced by the forming of Emclaire Financial Corp in
1989. This one bank holding company offered the Bank the ability to
remain independent and to allow for further business ventures in the
future. The employees, management, and board of directors of this Bank
are dedicated to providing the best possible service and products, and to
reinvest in the local communities we serve and as they grow, we will
grow. Serving this area from this area… it’s not just a slogan – it’s the
way we do business!
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