ecently I received an email from Bank Note Reporter reader Dave Maihle who asked me to do an article on his hometown, the uniquely named Mars, Penn. I was intrigued, so I decided to investigate the town and its banking history. Mars is located in western Pennsylvania, in southern Butler County, just north of State Route 228 on the Mars-Evans City Road. It is 18 miles north of Pittsburgh and 15 miles south of Butler. Mars is situated 55 miles southwest of Venus (Penn.); 1,875 miles northeast of Mercury (Nev.), and 925 miles north
