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3 unusual facts about Noah Noble


Franklin County, Indiana

Governors James B. Ray, Noah Noble and David Wallace were known as the "Brookville Triumvirate," in that they all had lived in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana and served consecutive terms in the office of Governor of Indiana.

Noah Noble

Together they operated a hotel in Brookville, became heavily involved in land speculation, and opened a water powered weaving mill with a wool carding machine.

Before he could open the new business, his friends in the Indiana General Assembly appointed him to a commission that laid out the Michigan Road.



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