Noble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,115, making it the fourth-least populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Rep. Warren P. Noble of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was an early settler there.
The Noble County Courthouse in Caldwell in 2007
USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922–1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Navy's experience with rigid airships and made the first crossing of North America by airship. On the 57th flight, Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall line over Ohio in September 1925.
USS Shenandoah moored at NAS San Diego
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1923 photo of the airship control gondola of USS Shenandoah. Commander McCrary, the ship's commander, is shown at the wheel. Called "Empress of the Clouds"
Shenandoah's damaged bow following the storm in January, 1924