The date was Feb. 1, 1916. Europe in embroiled in the “War To End All Wars” (the U.S. would not enter W.W. I until the following year when German U-Boats sank seven U.S. merchant ships) and Bloomburg State Bank opened its doors for the first time.
Since then, the bank has gone through the Great Depression, more wars, an armed robbery, and numerous banking regulations but has continued to go strong.
