Tour Historic Honesdale   1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Part 2                                                  © 2003 John Van Horn 6. PATMOR'S BASIN During the days of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, a huge basin of water was located in this area for the storage and repair of canal boats. A bridge carried Main Street over the feeder from Patmor’s Basin to the canal. Now the site is occupied by Honesdale Banks which have interesting histories also. The Honesdale National Bank and Wayne Bank and Trust occupied other locations prior to the close of the canal when the basin was filled in. The Honesdale National Bank began as the Honesdale Bank in 1836 and is the oldest bank in the county area. The present building was erected in 1896 and was built of local Forest City stone and trimmed in Indiana limestone. The Honesdale National Bank first occupied Dr. D. C. Brady’s building near the corner of 10th and Main. Afterward, a new building was built on the corner to house the bank. The Wayne Bank, first known as the Wayne County Savings Bank, has occupied three buildings, the first of which was located on the site of the present drive-in facility. The present bank building was built in 1924 on the same location as its predecessor which had been erected there in 1898.
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