National Bank of Blacksburg history

May 21, 1892 — The Bank of Blacksburg had assets of $21,011.72, reported a profit of $902.27, and declared a 12% dividend to stockholders.

1898 — First telephone installed.

1904 — Purchased first adding machine.

1921 — Moved to a new building on the corner of Main and Roanoke Streets, which is now occupied by Capone’s Jewelry.

1942 — The National Bank of Blacksburg built and owned its first office.

1963 — Moved to the present Main Office on yet another corner of Main and Roanoke Streets.

The North Main Office, the first branch built and owned by the bank in 1968.

1974 — Constructed the Hethwood Office.

1984 — A former Exxon station was converted into the South Main Office.

1986 — Formed a one-bank holding company, National Bankshares, Inc.

1988 — The National Bank of Blacksburg added Giles County to its service area.

The Pearisburg staff moved from rented quarters to its new office in May 1989.

1990 — Opened the Market Place Office in Christiansburg.

1994 — The bank added a second office in Giles County by converting a First Union office in Pembroke.

1996 — The Bank of Tazewell County (BTC) joins National Bankshares, Inc.

1997 — Opened the Rich Creek Office.

1998 — The National Bank of Blacksburg added another market area with the acquisition of a First American office in the City of Galax.

1999 — The bank opens its tenth banking location on the corner of Hubbard and South Main Streets.

2000 — New offices are acquired in Radford, Pulaski and Dublin , expanding National Bank’s service area throughout the New River Valley . Bank of Tazewell County acquires new offices in Abingdon, Marion and Wytheville.

2003 — The bank opens a new office in downtown Christiansburg.

2004 — The National Bank of Blacksburg adds its fifteenth location with the acquisition of the Memorial Drive Office in Pulaski, Virginia.

2006 ― The National Bank of Blacksburg and Bank of Tazewell County combine their operations to form National Bank, with 25 banking locations across Southwest Virginia.

2011 ― National Bank grows to over $1 billion in assets.

2015 ― Bank opens its 26th office location in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg.