Noah Armstrong

Noah Armstrong
Born(1823-01-18)January 18, 1823
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 21, 1907(1907-04-21) (aged 84)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupation(s)Smelting, Mining
Known forDoncaster Ranch
Breeder of Spokane
SpouseHannah Howd
ChildrenEmma Armstrong
Charles 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.[1] Later in life he moved to Seattle, where he established the Seattle Transfer Company.

Armstrong was also an avid horse breeder.[2] 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,[3] near Twin Bridges, Montana, which includes the Doncaster Round Barn. Built in 1882,[1][4] it is a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the birthplace of Spokane in 1886.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "The Round Barn at Twin Bridges". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17.
  2. ^ ""Spokane" King of the Turf".
  3. ^ "Doncaster Barn".
  4. ^ "Twin Bridges Round Barn Gallery".
  5. ^ Briggeman, Kim. "1889 Derby Winner Directed National Attention to Iconic Round Barn in Twin Bridges". Missoulian, May 3, 2015 edition. Accessed May 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Ellen Baumler (2010). Montana Moments:History on the Go. p. 7. ISBN 9780975919682.