UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q

X  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                      OR

  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Commission File Number 0-23976

                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              Virginia 54-1232965
               (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization) Identification Number)

               112 West King Street, Strasburg, Virginia 22657
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code (540) 465-9121

                                     NONE
(Former  name,  former  address and former  fiscal year,  if changed  since last
report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 Months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

Indicate the number of shares of each of the issuer's  classes of common  stock,
as of the latest practicable date:

                     Class: Common stock, $5.00 par value
                 Outstanding as of October 31, 1996: 773,438







                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION


                                    INDEX


Part 1.  Financial Information

     Item 1.    Financial Statements                      Page No.

          Consolidated Statements of Income                  3

          Consolidated Balance Sheets                        5

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows              6

          Consolidated Statements of Changes
                        in Stockholders' Equity              7

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements         8

      Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
          of Results of Operations and Financial Condition  11

Part II.          Other Information

      Item 1      Legal Proceedings                         13

      Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a vote of
                  Security Holders                          13

      Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K          13

      Signature                                             14









                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                          (In Thousands of Dollars)
                          (Except Per Share Amounts)


                                                Three Months Ended

                                    September 30, 1996   September 30, 1995
                                                           
Interest Income
Interest and Fees on Loans                  $2,199               $1,889
Interest on Federal Funds Sold                  29                   25
Interest on Deposits in Banks                    6                    3
Interest and Dividends on Investment
 Securities Available for Sale
    Taxable                                    371                  342
    Non Taxable                                 94                   67
Held to Maturity
    Taxable                                     52                  150
                                            ------               ------
Total Interest Income                       $2,751               $2,476
                                            ------               ------
Interest Expense
Interest on Savings  Deposits and Interest
Bearing Demand Deposits                       $655                 $430
Interest on Time Deposits of
 $100,000 or more                              151                  131
Interest on All Other Time Deposits            471                  630
Interest on Federal Funds Purchased             0                     1
Interest on Note Payable                        24                   15
                                            ------               ------
Total Interest Expense                      $1,301               $1,207

Net Interest Income                         $1,450               $1,269
   Provision for Loan Losses                    30                    0
                                            ------               ------
     Net Interest Income After Provisions
        for Loan Losses                     $1,420               $1,269
                                            ------               ------
Other Operating Income
    Service Charges                           $116                 $124
    Gains on Securities Available for Sale       1                   21
    Other Operating Income                      89                  113
                                             -----                -----
Total Non-interest Income                     $206                 $258
                                             -----                -----
Other Operating Expenses
    Salaries and Employee Benefits            $550                 $569
    Occupancy Expense                           53                   60
    Equipment Expense                          133                  141
    Other Operating Expenses                   320                  264
                                            ------               ------
Total Operating Expenses                    $1,056               $1,034
                                            ------               ------
Income Before Income taxes                    $570                 $493

Income Taxes                                   166                  148
                                            ------               ------
Net Income                                    $404                 $345
                                            ======               ======
Per Share Data
Net Income                                   $0.52                $0.45
                                            ======               ======
Cash Dividends                                0.00                 0.13
                                            ======               ======
<FN>
The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements
</FN>


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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                          (In Thousands of Dollars)
                          (Except Per Share Amounts)


                                                 Nine Months Ended

                                    September 30, 1996   September 30, 1995
                                                               
Interest Income
Interest and Fees on Loans                    $6,326               $5,464
Interest on Federal Funds Sold                    72                   50
Interest on Deposits in Banks                     19                    9
Interest and Dividends on Investment Securities
  Available for Sale
      Taxable                                  1,027                1,109
      Non Taxable                                290                  189
   Held to Maturity
      Taxable                                    190                  489
                                              ------               ------
Total Interest Income                         $7,924               $7,310
                                              ------               ------
Interest Expense
Interest on Savings  Deposits and Interest
     Bearing Demand Deposits                  $1,444               $1,125
Interest on Time Deposits of $100,000 or more    443                  391
Interest on All Other Time Deposits            1,810                1,873
Interest on Federal Funds Purchased                2                   14
Interest on Note Payable                          75                  111
                                              ------               ------
    Total Interest Expense                    $3,774               $3,514

Net Interest Income                           $4,150               $3,796
    Provision for Loan Losses                     90                    0
                                              ------               ------
     Net Interest Income After Provisions
        for Loan Losses                       $4,060               $3,796
                                              ------               ------
Other Operating Income
    Service Charges                             $348                 $372
    Trust Income                                   0                    3
    Gains (Losses) on Securities
     Available for Sale                            1                  (10)
    Other Operating Income                       257                  341
                                              ------               ------
Total Non-interest Income                       $606                 $706
                                              ------               ------
Other Operating Expenses
Salaries and Employee Benefits                $1,654               $1,638
Occupancy Expense                                165                  161
Equipment Expense                                383                  353
Other                                            949                  965
                                              ------               ------
Total Operating Expenses                      $3,151               $3,117
                                              ------               ------
Income Before Income taxes                    $1,515                1,385

Income Taxes                                     436                  420
                                              ------               ------
Net Income                                    $1,079                 $965
                                              ======               ======
Per Share Data
Net Income                                     $1.40                $1.25
                                              ======               ======
Cash Dividends                                  0.30                 0.39
                                              ======               ======
<FN>
The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements
</FN>


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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                      September 30, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                                         
         ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                    $4,313                $4,314
Federal Funds Sold                            998                     0
Investment Securities
   Available for Sale                      30,435                30,543
   Held to Maturity                         3,365                 6,076
Loans Net of Unearned Discount             98,205                86,887
   Less: Allowance for Loan Losses            972                   901
                                          -------               ------- 
       Net Loans                           97,233                85,986

Bank Premises and Equipment                 3,015                 3,089
Interest Receivable                           859                   840
Other Real Estate                           1,002                   804
Other Assets                                  772                   669
                                         --------              -------- 
   Total Assets                          $141,992              $132,321
                                         ========              ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
   Demand Deposits
       Non-Interest Bearing               $15,451               $12,946
       Interest Bearing                    17,245                16,715
   Savings Deposits                        35,195                29,153
   Certificates of Deposit of
    $100,000 and over                      12,622                11,054
   All Other Time Deposits                 44,625                46,038
                                         --------              --------
       Total Deposits                    $125,138              $115,906
                                         --------              --------
Federal Funds Purchased                         0                   382
Federal Home Loan Bank Advance              1,486                 1,500
Accrued Expenses                              803                   625
                                         --------              --------
       Total Liabilities                 $127,427              $118,413
                                         --------              --------
Stockholders' Equity
   Common Stock, Par Value $5 per Share;
    Authorized 2,000,000 Shares,
    772,812 and 771,698 Shares Issued
    and Outstanding                        $3,864                $3,859
   Surplus                                  1,107                 1,090
   Unrealized Gain (Loss) on  Securities
    Available for Sale, Net                  (141)                   71
   Undivided Profits                        9,735                 8,888
                                          -------               -------
       Total Stockholders' Equity         $14,565               $13,908
                                          -------               -------
       Total Liabilities and
         Stockholders' Equity            $141,992              $132,321
                                         ========              ========
<FN>
The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part of These Statements
</FN>

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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                          (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                    NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                          September 30, 1996   September 30, 1995
                                                           
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net Income                                         $1,079           $965
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                      322            315
   Provision for loan losses                           90              0
   Change in assets and liabilities:
      (Increase) in interest receivables              (19)           (56)
      (Increase) decrease in other assets            (103)            25
      Increase in accrued expenses                    178             97
                                                   ------         ------
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities          $1,547         $1,346

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of securities-
  available for sale                               $1,101         $8,179
Proceeds from maturities and
 principal payments on securities-
  available for sale                                4,014          1,881
Purchases of securities-available for sale         (5,363)        (8,889)
Proceeds from maturities and
 principal payments on securities-
  held to maturity                                  2,710          3,035
Purchases of securities-held to maturity                0           (253)
Proceeds on sale of bank premises and equipment         0              4
Purchases of bank premises and equipment             (320)          (759)
Net (increase) in loans                           (11,318)        (8,477)
(Increase) in federal funds sold                     (998)             0
                                                 --------        -------
Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities          ($10,174)       ($5,279)
                                                 --------        -------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts,
   and savings accounts                             9,077         10,594
Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit    155         (5,582)
Net (decrease) in long-term borrowings                (14)        (3,000)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock             22              5
Cash dividends paid                                  (232)          (300)
Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased   (382)         2,275
                                                   ------         ------
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities          $8,626         $3,992
                                                   ------         ------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents      ($1)           $59


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning                                          $4,314         $3,028
                                                   ------         ------
Ending                                             $4,313         $3,087
                                                   ======         ======
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments for:
   Interest                                        $1,072         $1,130
                                                   ======         ======
   Income Taxes                                      $391           $422
                                                   ======         ======
<FN>
The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part of These Statements
</FN>



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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                          (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
                Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995


                                                            Unrealized
                                                           Gain / Loss on
                                                             Securities
                                        Common                Available    Retained
                                         Stock      Surplus    For Sale    Earnings    Total
                                                                       
Balances, December 31, 1994             $3,855       $1,076      ($831)     $8,036    $12,136

Issuance of 210 shares of common stock
    employee stock options                   1            4        ---         ---          5

Net Income                                 ---          ---        ---         965        965

Unrealized Gain  on Securities Available
    for Sale                               ---          ---        778         ---        778

Cash Dividends                             ---          ---        ---        (300)      (300)
                                        ------       ------      -----       ------   -------
Balances, September 30, 1995            $3,856       $1,080       ($53)      $8,701   $13,584
                                        ======       ======      =====       ======   =======


Balances , December 31, 1995            $3,859       $1,090        $71       $8,888   $13,908

Issuance of 1,114 shares of common Stock
    dividend reinvestment plan               5           17        ---          ---        22

Net Income                                 ---          ---        ---        1,079     1,079

Increase In Unrealized loss on securities
    available for sale                     ---          ---       (212)         ---      (212)

Cash dividends                             ---          ---        ---         (232)     (232)
                                        ------       ------      ------      ------   -------
Balances, September 30, 1996            $3,864       $1,107      ($141)      $9,735   $14,565
                                        ======       ======      ======      ======   =======
<FN>
The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part of These Statements
</FN>


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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.Interim Financial Statements

       The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements of First  National
Corporation  and  its   subsidiaries   have  not  been  audited  by  independent
accountants,  except for the balance  sheet at December 31, 1995. In the opinion
of the company's  management,  the financial  statements reflect all adjustments
necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the nine month periods
ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, the company's financial position at September
30, 1996 and December 31,  1995,  and the cash flows for the Nine month  periods
ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.  These  adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature.

Note  2.Securities as of September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995 are summarized
below:




                                                        (000 Omitted)

                                           September 30, 1996            December 31, 1995
                                                        Unrealized                     Unrealized
                                        Book    Market  Gain (Loss)    Book   Market   Gain (Loss)
                                                                        
Securities Available For Sale

   U. S. Treasury Securities              $0       $0        $0       $1,003   $1,007       $4
   U. S. Agency Securities            23,155   22,929     ($226)      21,449   21,505      $56
   Obligation of State and Political
       Subdivisions                    6,424    6,437       $13        6,693    6,961     $268
   Other Securities                    1,069    1,069        $0        1,052    1,070      $18
                                     -------  -------     -----      -------  -------     ----
Total Securities Available for Sale  $30,648  $30,435     ($213)     $30,197  $30,543     $346





Securities Held to Maturity

   U. S. Treasury Securities              $0       $0        $0           $0       $0       $0
   U. S. Agency Securities             3,365    3,347      ($18)       6,076    6,082       $6
   Obligation of State and Political
       Subdivisions                        0        0        $0            0        0       $0
   Other Securities                        0        0        $0            0        0       $0
                                      ------   ------      ----       ------   ------      ---
Total Securities Held to Maturity     $3,365   $3,347      ($18)      $6,076   $6,082       $6
 

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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 3. The consolidated  loan portfolio,  stated at face amount, is composed of
the following:



                                                     (000 Omitted)

                                        September 30, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                                            
   Real estate loans:
     Construction and land development         $2,349              $3,990
     Secured by farm land                         998                 898
     Secured by 1-4 family residential         43,037              42,236
     Other real estate loans                   16,425              13,549
   Loans to farmers
     (except those secured by real estate)        783                 574
   Commercial and industrial loans
     (except those secured by real estate)     13,109               5,843
   Loans to individuals for
     personal expenditures                     21,791              20,288
   All other loans                              1,045               1,172
                                              -------             ------- 
            Total loans                       $99,537             $88,550
   Less unearned income reflected in loans      1,332               1,663
                                              -------             -------
             Loans, net of unearned income    $98,205             $86,887
                                              =======             =======
<FN>
   The Bank had loans in a nonaccrual  category of $120,320 on December 31, 1995
and $64,000 on September 30, 1996.
</FN>


Note 4.   Allowance for Loan Losses


          Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses


                                                  For the Nine Months Ended
                                                            (000 Omitted)
                                             September 30, 1996   September 30, 1995
                                                               
   Balance at Beginning of Period                   $901             $1,155

   Charge-Offs                                        34                 36

   Recoveries                                         15                 23
                                                    ----             ------
   Net Charge-Offs                                    19                 13 

   Provision for Loan Losses                          90                  0
                                                    ----             ------
   Balance at End of Period                         $972             $1,142
                                                    ====             ======



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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 5.   New Accounting Pronouncements

   Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed of,"
establishes   standards  for  the  impairment  of  long-lived  assets,   certain
identifiable  intangibles,  and goodwill  related to those assets to be held and
used and for  long-lived  assets  and  certain  identifiable  intangibles  to be
disposed  of.  This  Statement  requires  that  long-lived  assets  and  certain
identifiable  intangibles  to be held  and used by an  entity  be  reviewed  for
impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be  recoverable.  The Statement is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995. The Statement did not have a
material impact on the Corporation.
   Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 122, "Accounting for Mortgage
Servicing  Rights," amends SFAS No. 65, "Accounting for Certain Mortgage Banking
Activities," to require that a mortgage banking enterprise recognize as separate
assets rights to service  mortgage  loans for others,  however  those  servicing
rights are  acquired.  A mortgage  banking  enterprise  that  acquires  mortgage
servicing  rights  through  either the purchase or origination of mortgage loans
and sells or  securitizes  those loans with  servicing  rights  retained  should
allocate the total cost of the mortgage loans to the mortgage  servicing  rights
and the loans  (without the mortgage  servicing  rights) based on their relative
fair values if it is  practicable  to estimate  those fair values.  If it is not
practicable to estimate the fair values of the mortgage servicing rights and the
mortgage  loans  (without the  mortgage  servicing  rights),  the entire cost of
purchasing or  originating  the loans should be allocated to the mortgage  loan.
The Statement did not have a material impact on the Corporation.
   Statement  of  Financial   Accounting  Standards  No.  123,  "Accounting  for
Stock-Based   Compensation"   establishes  financial  accounting  and  reporting
standards for stock-based  employee  compensation plans. Those plans include all
arrangements  by which  employees  receive  shares  of  stock  or  other  equity
instruments of the employer or the employer  incurs  liabilities to employees in
amounts based on the price of the employer's stock.  Examples are stock purchase
plans,  stock options,  restricted stock, and stock  appreciation  rights.  This
Statement  also  applies to  transactions  in which an entity  issues its equity
instruments to acquire goods or services from  nonemployees.  Those transactions
must be accounted for based on the fair value of the  consideration  received or
the fair value of the equity  instruments  issued,  whichever  is more  reliably
measurable.
   This  Statement  defines  a fair  value  based  method of  accounting  for an
employee stock option or similar  equity  instrument and encourages all entities
to adopt that method of accounting for all of their employee stock  compensation
plans.  However,  it also allows an entity to  continue to measure  compensation
cost for those  plans  using the  intrinsic  value  based  method of  accounting
prescribed by APB Opinion 25,  "Accounting  for Stock Issued to Employees."  The
fair value based method is  preferable  to the Opinion 25 method for purposes of
justifying a change in accounting  principle  under APB opinion 20,  "Accounting
Changes."  Entities  electing to remain with the  accounting  of Opinion 25 must
make pro forma disclosures of net income and, if presented,  earnings per share,
as if the fair value based method of  accounting  defined in this  Statement had
been applied.
   The  Statement is effective  for fiscal years  beginning  after  December 15,
1995. The disclosures must include the pro forma effects of other awards granted
in fiscal years  beginning after December 31, 1994. The Statement did not have a
material impact on the Corporation.


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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION

                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

   Net income for the nine months ended  September  30, 1996 was $1.079  million
compared to $965  thousand in the same period of 1995.  There was an increase of
$260  thousand in interest  expense when the two periods are compared  which was
less than the increase in interest  income of $614 thousand  during this period.
This was the result of  increases  in the loan  portfolio  which were  funded by
savings deposits and cash flows from the investment portfolio.  The net interest
margin  moved up 14 basis  points  as a result  of an  increase  in the yield on
earning assets and a slight decline in the cost of funds.

   Total  assets grew $9.7 million  during this nine month  period of 1996.  The
loan  portfolio  led the way by  growing  $11.3  million or 13.03%  during  this
period. Other real estate increased during the period when a parcel acquired for
expansion was transferred from land and premises when management  decided not to
expand  into  Stephens  City.  Other  assets  grew  during  this  period by $103
thousand.  Federal  funds  sold  increased  $998  thousand.  Funding  for  these
increases was provided by the securities portfolio which decreased $2.8 million.
Most of the  funding  for this  growth  was  provided  by an  increase  in total
deposits of $9.23 million.

Yields, Rates and Net Interest Margin

   While interest  rates have remained  steady during the third quarter of 1996,
the yield on the loan portfolio during 1996 has actually increased from 9.12% to
9.23%.  This increase in yield occurred during a period when management was able
to increase  the total loan  portfolio  at a rate greater than the growth in the
local economy.  Due to an increase in volume in lower cost deposit  products the
cost of interest bearing  liabilities  actually  declined slightly from 4.74% in
1995 to 4.72% in 1996.  This increase in yield on earning  assets in conjunction
with a decline in costs on interest bearing liabilities caused the interest rate
spread to  increase  from 3.63% in 1995 to 3.81% in 1996 and as a result the net
interest margin also increased from 4.41% to 4.55%.

Future Operations

   While the bank has opened a new  branch  office  during  each of the last two
years, there are no plans to continue in this manner. Management, instead, plans
to improve the support departments for the existing branch network by remodeling
the  Strasburg  office and by  erecting  a new  building  adjacent  to the "main
office"  building  which will house all the  operations  departments of the bank
under one roof. Construction was started during the second quarter and should be
completed around the end of first quarter of 1997.

   Management  plans to continue to expand and diversify the loan  portfolio and
will  introduce  a program to provide  alternative  financial  products,  mutual
funds, bonds, common stock and investment products other than bank deposits,  to
both bank customers and noncustomers during the fourth quarter of 1996.

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                          FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
            AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSE, YIELDS AND RATES


                                                    Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                1996                          1995

                                                Annual                           Annual
                                   Average      Income/   Yield/      Average    Income/    Yield/
                                   Balance      Expense   Rate        Balance    Expense    Rate
                                                                          
ASSETS
Balances at correspondent banks-
  interest bearing                  $175,694    $19,332   14.63%      $202,158     $8,758    5.76%  

Securities:
   Taxable                        26,138,124  1,216,644    6.19%    32,716,800  1,598,427    6.50%
   Tax-exempt (1)                  6,666,485    440,076    8.78%     3,959,888    286,848    9.63%
                                  ----------  ---------    -----    ----------  ---------    -----
      Total Securities            32,804,609  1,656,720    6.72%    36,676,688  1,885,275    6.84%

Loans (net of earned income): (2)
   Taxable                        90,792,671  6,291,389    9.22%    79,164,862  5,423,890    9.11%
   Tax-exempt (1)                    656,185     52,294   10.60%       795,361     60,035   10.04%
      Total Loans                 91,448,856  6,343,683    9.23%    79,960,223  5,483,925    9.12%
Federal funds sold and repurchase
   agreements                      1,790,990     71,653    5.32%     1,164,716     50,319    5.75%
                                 -----------  ---------   -----    -----------  ---------    -----
   Total earning assets          126,220,150  8,091,388    8.53%   118,003,785  7,428,277    8.37%
Less: allowance for Loan Losses     (936,751)                       (1,127,458)
Total nonearning assets            9,941,850                         7,844,984
                                ------------                      ------------
   Total Assets                 $135,225,248                      $124,721,311
                                ============                      ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

Interest bearing deposits:

   Checking                       $9,941,021   $162,825    2.18%    $9,026,570   $166,562    2.45%
   Money market savings            7,615,827    193,661    3.38%     7,685,712    199,920    3.46%
   Regular savings                31,318,624  1,087,665    4.62%    21,948,322    758,175    4.59%
   Certificates of deposit:
      Less than $100,000          45,227,989  1,809,698    5.32%    47,867,708  1,874,011    5.21%
      $100,000 and more           10,748,579    442,673    5.48%     9,386,459    309,429    5.53%
                                 -----------  ---------    -----    ----------  ---------    -----
Total interest bearing deposits  104,849,039  3,696,522    4.69%    95,914,771  3,389,097    4.70%


Fed funds purchased                   47,224      2,523    7.11%             0          0     N/A
Short term borrowings                      0          0     N/A      2,664,255    125,123    6.25%
Long term borrowings               1,496,158     51,551    6.89%             0          0     N/A
Total interest bearing           -----------  ---------    -----    ----------  ---------    -----
 liabilities                     106,390,111  3,773,979    4.72%    98,579,026  3,514,220    4.74%

Noninterest bearing liabilities
   Demand deposits                13,975,034                        12,709,055
   Other liabilities                 785,376                           956,475
                                 -----------                       -----------
Total liabilities                121,150,521                       112,244,556
Stockholders' equity              14,074,727                        12,476,755
Total liabilities and           ------------                      ------------
 stockholders' equit            $135,225,248                      $124,721,311
                                ============                      ============
Net Interest income                           4,317,408                         3,914,057
                                              =========                         =========
Interest rate spread                                       3.81%                             3.63%
Interest expense as a percent of average
   earning assets                                          3.98%                             3.96%
Net interest margin                                        4.55%                             4.41%

<FN>
(1) Income and yields are reported on a taxable-equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34% in 1995 and 1996.
(2) Loans placed on a nonaccrual status are reflected in the balances.
</FN>


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                          First National Corporation
                          PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

      As of September 30, 1996 neither the  corporation nor the bank was a party
to any legal proceedings.

Item 2.  Not Applicable

Item 3.  Not Applicable

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

      No matters were  submitted to a vote of security  holders during the third
      quarter of 1996.

Item 5.  Not Applicable

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits:

       2.   Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement,
             liquidation or succession.

            Not applicable

        3 (iArticles of Incorporation
          (iBylaws

            There have been no amendments during the quarter.

       4.   Instruments defining the rights of security holders,
             including indentures.

            Not applicable

      10.   Material contracts

            Not applicable

      11.   Statement re computation of per share earnings.

            Not applicable

      15.   Letter re unaudited interim financial information.

            Not applicable


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                          First National Corporation
                          PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

      18.   Letter re change in accounting principles.

            Not applicable

      19.   Report furnished to security holders.

            Not applicable

      22.   Published report regarding matters submitted to vote
             of security holders.

            Not applicable

      23.   Consent of experts and counsel.

            Not applicable

      24.   Power of attorney

            Not applicable

      27.   Financial Data Schedule

            Filed electronically as a separate document.

      99.   Additional Exhibits

            Not applicable

(b).  Reports on form 8-K

      None


                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                     First National Corporation
                                                            (Registrant)


Date         November 13, 1996                          Dana A.  Froom

                                                   Dana A. Froom, Comptroller
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer and
                                                    Duly Authorized Officer)

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