Samuel Noble Monument

Built in 1895. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Samuel Noble Monument is a commemorative sculpture located at the parkway median of Quintard Avenue and 11th Street in the city of Anniston, Alabama, United States, and was erected in 1895 to honor the town's founder, Samuel Noble.”
Wikipedia article Samuel Noble Monument, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 63 National Register listings published here for Calhoun County · listed in 1985 · category: Object · built in 1895.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 object as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Noble, Samuel, Monument - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. Eleventh St. and Quintard Ave., Anniston, 36201
When was it listed? October 1985
Category. object
Also known as. Anniston MRA
Census division. Anniston
When was it built? 1895
National Register reference number. 85002876 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

172 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Samuel Noble Monument between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,701 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 43 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	61
Arson/incendiarism	43
Debris and open burning	36
Equipment and vehicle use	16
Recreation and ceremony	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Smoking	2
Natural	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 September 1994	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge	FM 94-10
6 September 1995	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge	FM 95-14
3 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2016	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160922-14
18 September 1998	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	30 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 73 workings within 5 miles of Samuel Noble Monument: 38 unknowns, 22 past producers, 9 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Anniston Pits	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer	1875
Not Known, Ammiston Area	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	Residual
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Shirey Prospect No 2	Mica	Prospect
Shirey Prospect No. 2	Mica	Prospect
Cal 3 Clay Prospect	Clay	Prospect
Donoho Mine	Clay	Producer
Lackey Pit	Clay	Producer
Unnamed Mine	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this property

42 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anniston, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 lightning, 3 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$85,000	Thunderstorm wind downed trees in Anniston including one that fell on two cars and one that fell on a house causing substantial damage. Lightning also struck one house causing a fire.
May 2003	Lightning	Anniston	$75,000	no account filed
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$40,000	Several buildings were damaged as well as numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind according to the emergency management office. Winds gusted to 66 mph in Anniston.
May 2003	Lightning	Anniston	$30,000	A storage building at the Anniston Museum of Natural History was struck by lightning and subsequently burned to the ground. The storage building mainly housed landscaping tools and machinery.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$20,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$20,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$15,000	A few trees were blown down around the city of Anniston. A large tree limb fell onto a home, destroying a porch and damaging the adjoining roof.
March 2003	Hail	Anniston	$10,000	Golf ball size hail was observed in Wellborn.
June 1999	Hail	Anniston	$10,000	Quarter to golfball size hail was reported around the city of Anniston. Dime size hail fell in the Piedmont area. A multi-car accident occurred on Interstate 20 due to hail and heavy rainfall but no injuries were reported.
May 1998	Hail	Anniston	$10,000	Golf ball size hail was reported in White Plains.
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$10,000	no account filed
July 1996	Lightning	Anniston	$10,000	no account filed
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$10,000	no account filed
January 1997	Hail	Anniston	$9,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$5,000	Numerous trees were blown down throughout Calhoun County.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$5,000	Power lines were blown down in several locations in the city of Anniston.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$5,000	Wind damage was reported by emergency management along County Road 93 about four miles north of United States Highway 78 in southwest Calhoun County. About 25 trees were downed and several buildings were damaged.
January 1997	Hail	Anniston	$5,000	no account filed
January 1997	Hail	Anniston	$5,000	no account filed
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$4,000	Trees and power lines were blown down along SR-144, between Ohatchee and Alexandria.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Anniston	$3,000	Sections of Interstate 20 near Anniston were flooded and temporarily impassable.
May 2001	Hail	Anniston	$3,000	Dime to golf ball size hail was reported in and around the city of Anniston, especially on the east side.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Anniston.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	$1,000	Several trees were blown down across the road at 10th Street and Christine Avenue, in Anniston.
April 2005	Hail	Anniston	$1,000	Nickel size hail fell across north central Calhoun County.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Trees were downed across Anniston.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Numerous trees down across Anniston, Oxford, and Weaver, including Quintard Ave, Rainbow Cir, Conger Rd, M St, Lenlock Ln, and Interstate 20. Some trees fell on homes, vehicles, or power lines.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Multiple trees uprooted between Oxford and Anniston.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Several trees uprooted between the cities of Anniston and Oxford.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Multiple reports of trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city limits of Anniston.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Numerous trees uprooted in the city of Anniston and across Calhoun County.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Anniston.
March 2003	Funnel Cloud	Anniston	-	A funnel cloud was spotted near the Anniston Army Depot along US 431. Another funnel cloud was observed in Anniston.
March 2003	Hail	Anniston	-	Penny to nickel size hail was reported in and near the city of Anniston.
November 2002	Hail	Anniston	-	Nickel size hail was reported in Oxford and in Anniston.
June 2002	Hail	Anniston	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Saks and in Oxford. Dime size hail was observed in Weaver.
January 1999	Funnel Cloud	Anniston	-	A funnel cloud was reported in the city of Anniston and also north of Anniston near Saks.
May 1998	Hail	Anniston	-	Dime size hail was reported at Saks on the north side of the city of Anniston by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Anniston	-	Several buildings were damaged as well as numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind according to the emergency management office. Winds gusted to 66 mph in Anniston.
March 1995	Hail	Anniston	-	Dime-size hail was reported on U.S. 431 north of Anniston by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department.
February 2009	Hail	Anniston	-	no account filed
April 2006	Funnel Cloud	Anniston	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Grace Episcopal Church	under 500 feet	1985
Parker Memorial Baptist Church	0.1 miles	1985
Parker-Reynolds House	0.1 miles	1982
Henry Burt Glover House	0.1 miles	1985
Anniston Transfer Company	0.2 miles	1985
U.S. Post Office	0.2 miles	1976

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85002876 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Calhoun County	All 63 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.