Experience history in the making

Innovation. It’s in our blood. It’s the enduring thread that runs through our history and continues to move us forward. As long as there are customers to be helped, we’ll keep at it. And keep sharing our stories here. Welcome.

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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryFebruary 6, 1912

Wells Fargo's first winter gold shipment arrived in Seward, Alaska, February 6, 1912. Bob Griffith and U.G. Norton had left Iditarod, Alaska, on December 14 carrying a half-million dollars in gold by dogsled. They covered 479 miles of trail in 50 days.

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Magazine cover showing three men traveling through snowy landscape with two dogsleds. Title reads Wells Fargo Messenger May 1913.

Our
Story

Equal parts innovation and endurance, we have a long history of helping customers do new and amazing things. You might say getting things done is our specialty.

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Archives and
Resources

Our collection of artifacts and images document a great deal of America’s history and serve as valuable research material to historians and communities.

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A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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