Buffalo Gap Bank (Buffalo Gap, SD)

Episode Information

Episode UID
9376202891591
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
937620289 hash
Start Date
July 27, 1932
Location
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota (43.492, -103.313)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
6a1d61e81fd89d96

Response Measures

None

Events (2)
1. July 27, 1932 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Six-day holiday (temporary suspension) taken following failure of the Pennington County bank at Rapid City which threatened heavy runs on local banks
Newspaper Excerpt
reopening following six-day holiday to work out plans for continuing business without suspension
Source
newspapers
2. August 2, 1932 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
Much New Money Deposited After Bank Stages Holiday... after its reopening following six-day holiday
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. August 2, 1932 Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, SD

Article Text

Much New Money Deposited After Bank Stages Holiday Buffalo Gap, Aug. 2.-A large sum of money in new was deposited by old depositors in the Buffalo Gap bank after its reopening following six-day holiday work out for without With very few exceptions, certificate percent. The bank will pay dividends as rapidly as cash realized. Banks in Custer, Hermosa, and Pringle plan, following the failure the Pennington bank at Rapid City, which heavy run on the Custer county banks.

2. August 5, 1932 Deadwood Pioneer-Times Deadwood, SD

Article Text

in the Buffalo Gap bank after opening following six-day holiday to work out plans for continuing business without suspension. With very few ceptions, depositors signed five-year time certificate with interest at percent. The bank will pay dividends rapidly as cash is realized. Banks in Custer, Hermosa, and Pringle followed the same plan, following the failure of the Pennington county bank at Rapid City, which threatened heavy run on the Custer county banks.