Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River.
Being. founded in the 1800’s, and many of its hand laid brick streets and sidewalks are still around today. Historic buildings have been maintained, and even the new infrastructure does a great job of blending in with the old. Streetlamps adorn the streets, and signage prompts visitors to patronize local small businesses. You feel small town charm, but don’t sacrifice modern amenities for it.
The Noblesville downtown area is alive and thriving with unique shops and restaurants. Despite its local charm, there are plenty of chain establishments here as well. If you need a Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target, or any other nationwide store, you can find those in Noblesville too.
It has a population of around 65,000 people 89% white, 4.7% black, 3% two or more, 2% asian
The median household income is $82,218
Noblesville attracted national media attention in 1965 when Noblesville Daily Ledger editor James T. Neal was charged with contempt by Hamilton County Circuit Court judge Ed New. Neal's fight for the First Amendment went before the Indiana Supreme Court.[12] In May 2018, it drew national attention again as the Noblesville West Middle School was the site of a school shooting with a teacher and student injured.
The old Hamilton County Sheriff's Residence and Jail on the courthouse square in downtown Noblesville is now the home of the Hamilton County Museum of History. As a working jail, it once housed Charles Manson as a teenager and D. C. Stephenson, former Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan. The Stephenson trial, which took place in the adjoining Hamilton County courthouse in 1925, broke the power of the Klan in Indiana.
Outside of those events, it’s a quiet place. Or so thought a resident as Indianapolis’s “Laid Back Suburb.”
Until, he went out for a walk one day.
What followed after that has grown into a Facebook page with over 100k views, thousands of followers, and a community that depends on The Noblesville Scanner for no nonsense, fact based reporting about the happenings in the community.
This gentlemen happens to be a very good friend of mine and he has allowed me to share his story today. Here is how one of the most genuine, thoughtful, caring, and dependable people I know is leading the charge in crafting a better community where he lives.
