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State Bank of Rainier

203 A Street East, Rainier, OR 97048 (Mike Clark collection)

State Bank of Rainier by Robert West
The State Bank of Rainier opened in 1906. John Dibblee was one of the original directors. The building has been remodeled twice. In 1961 it was enlarged and given a modern appearance, and in the 1980s some of the west side of the building was removed to make room for a drive through window. The bank has changed its name several times. On October 1, 1970, the State Bank of Rainier merged into the Oregon Bank. In 1988 it became Security Pacific Bank. Bank of America took over in 1992.

The branch nearly closed in 2005, but a massive letter-writing campaign by Rainier residents convinced Bank of America to keep the branch open. In late 2012, Bank of America again announced it was planning to close the branch. This time, there was no apparent effort to save it, and the branch closed as scheduled on March 22, 2013.

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	Advertisement from the April 6, 1906 issue of the Rainier (Oregon) Review.
	Article on the merger of the State Bank of Rainier into The Oregon Bank, from the October 1, 1970 issue of the Rainier (Oregon) Review.
	The Bank of America branch in Rainier on November 25, 2011.
	The former bank building as it looked on March 22, 2014.

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