Exhibit 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and
director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ William T. McConnell
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            William T. McConnell






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and
director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ C. Daniel DeLawder
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            C. Daniel DeLawder





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and
director of Park National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel
DeLawder and David L. Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report
on Form 10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to
file the same, and any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules
related thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange, and grants
unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and
confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ Harry O. Egger
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Harry O. Egger





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ John W. Kozak
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John W. Kozak





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ Maureen Buchwald
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Maureen Buchwald





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ James J. Cullers
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            James J. Cullers





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ Dominick C. Fanello
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Dominick C. Fanello





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ R. William Geyer
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            R. William Geyer





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ Howard E. LeFevre
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Howard E. LeFevre





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ John J. O'Neill
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John J. O'Neill





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ William A. Phillips
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            William A. Phillips





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ J. Gilbert Reese
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            J. Gilbert Reese





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Park
National Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, hereby
constitutes and appoints William T. McConnell, C. Daniel DeLawder and David L.
Trautman as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and
all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the American Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 21st
day of January, 2003.

                                            /s/ Rick R. Taylor
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Rick R. Taylor