A new trail marker is coming to the African American Heritage Trail in Columbia, just as soon as the funds are raised to erect it. It will commemorate Noble Court, the first Black subdivision in the city.

Lewis Monroe Noble platted the land for the L.M. Noble Subdivision on May 10, 1956. Noble was a Black man who had moved to Columbia in 1931. In addition to developing Noble Court off of Worley Street, he was also an entrepreneur who owned several businesses in town. He owned Noble's Merchandise Exchange and was a trustee of Nora Stewart Nursery School and Second Baptist Church.

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At a recent luncheon to raise money for a marker honoring Noble Court, attendees answered trivia questions about Columbia history to earn prizes. Guests gathered in the Frederic

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