Noonan was founded in 1906 by the Great Northern Railroad in the northeast corner of Divide County and is located at the intersection ND Highways 5 and 40. It was named after a family with farming and mining interests in the area.
Colors and Meaning. Over the years, the colors of the French National flag have come to represent liberty, equality, and fraternity â all ideals associated with the French Revolution. But the meaning behind the colors has come after the fact, and there are many theories.
The red and blue in the flag represents the city of Paris. Revolutionaries in Paris traditionally flew red and blue. Likewise, revolutionaries wore blue and red cockades (ribbons) on their hats when they stormed the Bastille in 1789.