Noblesville was incorporated as a city on May 6, 1887. The city is named either for James Noble, a state senator, or according to legend, for Lavinia Noble of Indianapolis, to whom Josiah Polk, city co-founder, was engaged. Noblesville is home to the beautiful Hamilton County, Indiana courthouse, built in 1879, and Potter's Bridge, a historic covered bridge. You can still walk through Potters Bridge to this day even though it is blocked from cars to drive in. It is the birthplace of Rex Stout, the creator of Nero Wolfe, the popular detective series. The city is also the hometown of Steve Wariner, a country music singer and songwriter who enjoyed popularity during the 1980s and 1990s. William Dudley Pelley, an American Fascist and leader of the Silver Legion settled in Noblesville. Shortly after arriving in Noblesville, he was charged with high treason and sedition in April 1942. He was eventually sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, but was released early in 1950. Pelley returned to Noblesville and founded Soulcraft Press, where he began publishing metaphysical and political magazines and books. He died in 1965 at the age of 75 and is buried at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesville%2C_Indiana