On December 12, 1805, Henry Wells was born. In 1850, he went into business with William Fargo and founded the Wells, Fargo & Company in 1852. On July 13, 1852, Wells Fargo banks opened in Sacramento and San Francisco. It was at 424 Montgomery Street, the company’s San Francisco location, that the company’s first bank transaction took place in California. The location of their Sacramento branch was at the corner of Second and J Streets in the B.F. Hastings building. Because of the Gold Rush, it w

On July 13, 1852, Henry Wells and William Fargo opened Wells, Fargo & Company banks in Sacramento and San Francisco. It was at 424 Montgomery Street, the company’s San Francisco location, that the company’s first bank transaction took place in California. The location of their Sacramento branch was at the corner of Second and J Streets in the B.F. Hastings building. Because of the Gold Rush, it was not long before Wells Fargo offices opened in other towns throughout the gold region, such as Aubu

Vote for the 2015 #WFpony: http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/history/meet-el-toro/vote-for-2015-wfpony/ Meet legendary Wells Fargo horse – NELLIE: Every day at 7 a.m., Nellie and her Wells Fargo driver, Rush Blodget, ordinarily picked up packages to deliver to customers in Bakersfield, Calif. But in 1898, they picked up a sick soldier returning from war — who also happened to be Blodget’s brother – and rushed to get him help. Sgt. Claude Blodget eventually recovered, and the driver never forgot h

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