This tablet commemorates

the establishment

of the

First Banking Institution

in

Ophir

now

Oroville

which was located on this site

and occupied by

McWilliams & Tymeson -

G.A. Emery - Geo. Faulkner & Co. 1855-1865

Rideout Smith & Co. 1866-1912

Rideout Smith National Bank 1912-1922

Bank of Italy 1922-1927

and since March, 1927

by the

Bank of Italy

National Trust and Savings Association

Dedicated

to the

Pioneers of California

by

Gold Ophir Parlor No. 190 N.D.G.W.

and

Argonaut Parlor No. 8 N.S.G.W.

Placed May 7, 1927

by the

Bank of Italy

National Trust and Savings Association

Marker is at the intersection of Myers Street and Mongomery Street, on the right when traveling north on Myers Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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