Cashton Community Series

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Bank of Cashton

Contributing researchers: Lily Sanders, Savannah

Compton, Brady Hemmersbach, Ben Grandall, Brett

Hemmersbach, Gavin Anderson, Zach Hirschfield,

Sondra Winchel, Mrs. Capwell, and Mrs. Gabrielson

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Table of Contents

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Goods or Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What You Can Find / See . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Reading and Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What If You Worked Here? . . . . . . . . . . 10

Interesting Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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History

The bank opened in 1899. The bank

used to be in the Village Hall. There

is a museum in the basement of the

bank with old items from the bank.

This used to be used a long time ago

to type numbers.

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Goods or Services?

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Services

The bank borrows money.

They cash checks.

You can save money at the bank.

This is a teller. She helps with your account and gives you

money.

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What You Can Find/See

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Bank equipment

Safe deposit boxes

Safe

Desks

Money counting machine

Money Drawers

Other things to see

Money

People

Savings account

Pens

Meeting room

This is the door to the safe. It keeps people

from getting to the money.

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Photos and

Captions

People can keep

things safe in the safe

deposit boxes .

This is from the old bank in Cashton. It has bullet-

proof glass to protect the teller.

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Using Math

The tellers have to count your money.

They have to say how much money

they are giving you. The tellers need to

know how much the coins are worth.

They add and subtract to figure out

how much money you have in your

savings account.

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This machine counts your money.

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Reading and Writing

The tellers read the value of the

dollars. They have to read

checks. They have to fill out

forms. The teller looks up

accounts on the computer. The

teller has to read your name and

address.

This is the office in the bank.

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What If You Worked Here?

It would be fun to work at the bank. You

get to meet a lot of people. It would be

hard to remember everyone’s name. You

would wear a tie or nice clothes. You

would have to keep the money safe.

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Interesting Facts

♦ There is a big room that is a safe.

♦ There are money counting

machines for bills and coins.

♦ Items from the old bank are in

the basement.

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This is the door to the safe.

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Map

The Bank of Cashton is located at 805

Main St., Cashton, WI.

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Glossary

Safe: A room with a heavy door so you

keep money away from people who

want to take it.

Safe deposit box: A small box where

people can keep important things.

Teller: A person at the bank who counts

your money and cashes checks.

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About the Project

The Cashton Elementary First Graders

visited many places in order to learn

about the goods and services our com-

munity provides to the people who live

here. A huge thanks to all of the busi-

nesses we contacted who graciously al-

lowed us to visit and learn. If you have

questions about this project or would

like to be included in the future, please

contact one of the following teachers

at the Elementary School (608-654-

7377).

Rachel Huntzicker

Beth Lee

Dawn Stalsberg