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Noah Armstrong - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Noah Armstrong
- Noah Armstrong (January 18, 1823 – April 21, 1907) was a superintendent of the Glendale smelter and discoverer of the Hecla Mine in western Montana.
- Later in life he moved to Seattle, where he established the Seattle Transfer Company. Armstrong was also an avid horse breeder.
- He owned and bred Spokane, the winner of the 1889 Kentucky Derby.
- Spokane is the only horse foaled and trained in Montana to ever win the Kentucky Derby, doing it the same year Montana was admitted to the Union.
- Armstrong's ranch was Doncaster Ranch, near Twin Bridges, Montana, which includes the Doncaster Round Barn.
- Built in 1882, it is a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the birthplace of Spokane in 1886.
