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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The official 150th celebration of the founding of
3the Village of Noble will take place August 11, 2012; Noble was
4officially chartered in 1862 by the State of Illinois; Noble is
5located in Richland County, 7 miles west of the county seat of
6Olney and 30 miles southeast of Effingham, straddling the
7railroad and adjacent to the coast-to-coast U.S. Route 50; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Village of Noble, population 675, was founded
9in 1853 by Lemuel Truitt, who came from Lawrence County; he was
10a progressive individual who worked to establish a prosperous
11community after the village and surrounding land were deeded to
12him by then President Fillmore in 1853; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The first church established was of the Baptist
14denomination, followed shortly by a Methodist Church and a
15Church of Christ or Christian Church; the Village of Noble has
16always maintained a strong faith in God; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Noble was a prosperous community through its early
18years, with businesses such as a flour mill, general
19merchantiles, banks, hotels, apple evaporators, a doctor, a
20dentist, a hatchery, a car dealership, an auto repair garage,
21gas stations, a livery, a post office, taverns, a pool hall, an
22ice house, a railroad station and depot, and oil production;

 

 

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1when the oil production declined, the village population went
2down, with many of the children of residents choosing to locate
3elsewhere when they reached adulthood; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Noble is proud of the many individuals who grew up
5in and around the village and went to other parts of the
6country (and the world), including educators, nurses,
7engineers, accountants, farmers, doctors, scientific
8professionals, artists, musicians, military personnel, and
9other professional and business people who still consider Noble
10"home," a testimonial to the lessons learned and the solid
11family structure that produced such fine citizens; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Noble continues to be a viable, rural community at
13a time when small towns are declining and disappearing across
14the country; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Noble citizens have always been willing and able
16to perform their patriotic duties; many men and women have
17served in the Armed Services and, upon leaving the service,
18have had an impact on the community; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate the citizens of the Village of Noble on the
22occasion of the 150th anniversary of the community; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the citizens of the Village of Noble as a symbol
4of our respect and esteem.