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 French Tricolor served as the inspiration for the design of the new flag for the new nation, but the colors were chosen to represent the 'Three Guarantees' - Green symbolized independence, white was for the Roman Catholic religion, and red is for union of Americans and Europeans.