Noble, Oklahoma
| Noble, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
 Location of Noble within the state of Oklahoma and Cleveland County |
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| Coordinates: 35°8′28″N 97°23′20″W / 35.14111°N 97.38889°WCoordinates: 35°8′28″N 97°23′20″W / 35.14111°N 97.38889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cleveland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.3 sq mi (34.5 km2) |
| • Land | 13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,481 |
| • Density | 495/sq mi (191.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73068 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-52150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1095892 |
| Website | cityofnoble |
Noble is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,481 at the 2010 census. Noble is Cleveland County's third-largest city behind Norman and Moore.
On April 22, 1889, the day the first Oklahoma "Land Run" opened the Unassigned Lands in the middle of Indian Territory to settlers, J.W. Klinglesmith, Albert Rennie and several other businessmen forded the South Canadian River and laid claim to the 160-acre (65 ha) town site that was to become Noble. The town was named in honor of Secretary of the Interior John Noble, who was instrumental in opening the Unassigned Lands to settlement. The group had great plans for Noble, hoping it would become the future county seat.
The Santa Fe Railroad completed a railroad depot in Noble in August 1889. For several years, Noble was a major shipping point for cattle and other goods from both sides of the Canadian River. Business prospered even more when Charles Edwin Garee built a new suspension toll bridge across the Canadian River in 1898.
The suspension bridge washed out in 1904 and other communities began developing nearby. The last passenger train stopped in Noble in 1944 and the depot was moved.
Noble considers itself to be the "Rose Rock Capital of the World", as the concentration of barium sulfate in the soil is believed to be higher there than anywhere else, causing the formation of rose rocks. Similar formations are found throughout Cleveland County and the Wichita and Ouachita Mountains. Noble sets aside the first Saturday each May to celebrate its annual Rose Rock Festival. Local geologist Joe Stine and his wife opened the Timberlake Rose Rock Museum in 1986.
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