First Bank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the First Bank closed its doors, employees often heard strange noises coming from inside one of the safes. A little boy who lived nearby claimed that every now and then he saw a shadowy figure moving behind the vault's glass door. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the safe’s glass was foggy, so he wiped it off—and found himself face-to-face with an old photo of the first bank president smiling back at him. The next day, everyone in town knew the ghostly figure was just an enthusiastic history buff.}

2. In the early morning hours, before dawn broke over downtown, a delivery driver pulled up to the First Bank's loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something peculiar: the security guard’s flashlight seemed to move on its own, casting eerie shadows across the parking lot. Just as the driver was about to call out, he heard a sleepy voice from inside the guardhouse: 'Hey, you there! What time do you think it is?' Turned out, the ‘security guard’ was just an old neighbor of the bank manager, catching some extra zzz’s on the job. The driver laughed it off and went on his way—leaving behind only a few confused but harmless ghost stories.

3. Have you ever noticed how quiet it gets around the First Bank after midnight? One night, a delivery driver wondered aloud if the vault had a mind of its own. One night, a delivery driver wondered aloud if the vault had a mind of its own. The next morning, a regular customer joked that maybe the vault was saving up for retirement. As they laughed, a neighbor walked by and asked if they’d heard about the new security measures—apparently, someone had seen a ghostly figure counting money.

4. One day, while making a routine deposit, an employee of the First Bank found a peculiar note stuck inside their envelope. It read: ‘Bank Closed? Not for Me!’ Since then, every now and then, someone would leave cryptic messages in odd places—on the parking lot sign, inside empty teller drawers, even in the coin return slot. Finally, one message appeared on the bank’s security camera feed: 'First Bank Open 24/7... except when it says otherwise!' Turned out, a delivery driver had accidentally left his prank notes everywhere. The whole town had a good laugh—and the bank employees got a much-deserved break.