HR1114 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The official 150th celebration of the founding of the Village of Noble will take place August 11, 2012; Noble was officially chartered in 1862 by the State of Illinois; Noble is located in Richland County, 7 miles west of the county seat of Olney and 30 miles southeast of Effingham, straddling the railroad and adjacent to the coast-to-coast U.S. Route 50; and

WHEREAS, The Village of Noble, population 675, was founded in 1853 by Lemuel Truitt, who came from Lawrence County; he was a progressive individual who worked to establish a prosperous community after the village and surrounding land were deeded to him by then President Fillmore in 1853; and

WHEREAS, The first church established was of the Baptist denomination, followed shortly by a Methodist Church and a Church of Christ or Christian Church; the Village of Noble has always maintained a strong faith in God; and

WHEREAS, Noble was a prosperous community through its early years, with businesses such as a flour mill, general merchantiles, banks, hotels, apple evaporators, a doctor, a dentist, a hatchery, a car dealership, an auto repair garage, gas stations, a livery, a post office, taverns, a pool hall, an ice house, a railroad station and depot, and oil production; when the oil production declined, the village population went down, with many of the children of residents choosing to locate elsewhere when they reached adulthood; and

WHEREAS, Noble is proud of the many individuals who grew up in and around the village and went to other parts of the country (and the world), including educators, nurses, engineers, accountants, farmers, doctors, scientific professionals, artists, musicians, military personnel, and other professional and business people who still consider Noble "home," a testimonial to the lessons learned and the solid family structure that produced such fine citizens; and

WHEREAS, Noble continues to be a viable, rural community at a time when small towns are declining and disappearing across the country; and

WHEREAS, Noble citizens have always been willing and able to perform their patriotic duties; many men and women have served in the Armed Services and, upon leaving the service, have had an impact on the community; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the citizens of the Village of Noble on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the community; and be it further

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