https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/this_date Daily: This Date in History news feed. en-US Copyright 2009, Wells Fargo. All rights reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 history 360 https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/this_date July 4, 1865. Independence Day 1865 was more joyous than ever in Portland, Oregon. As 6,000 celebrated a new birth of freedom with the end of the Civil War, hardware store owners Addison Starr, Lewis Starr, and others organized the First National Bank of Portland. A $3 newspaper advertisement quickly promoted "The First National Bank on the Pacific Coast." As a convenience to customers, spittoons decorated the lobby, while the Starrs also produced "Pure Unadulterated White Whiskey." The bank's glory increased in 1869 after it experienced one great Failing: Mayor Henry Failing and Senator Henry Corbett gained control, and under their inspired leadership, it became the largest bank in the Pacific Northwest. Today, the First National Bank of Oregon is an honored member of the Wells Fargo family.

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