Noble is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Washington County,

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, United States.

History

Edward Case Noble owned a farm here, and when the

Burlington and Western Railway The Burlington and Northwestern Railway (B&NW) was a Narrow gauge railways, narrow gauge railroad system in Iowa that operated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It connected Burlington, Iowa with branches to Washington, Io ...

was built, a station was established and a grain mill constructed. Noble's population was 53 in 1902, and 78 in 1925.

Notable people

Edward C. Eicher Edward Clayton Eicher (December 16, 1878 – November 30, 1944) was a United States representative from Iowa, federal securities regulator and Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. He was consid ...

, United States District Court judge and Congressman, was born in Noble.'Judge's Death Ends 7 Month Sedition Trial,' Chicago Tribune, December 1, 1944, pg. 7

Notes

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