Counties on the Walls

Clad in native limestone, the Indiana State Museum has, 

interspersed among the stones, relief sculptures representing 

characteristics for which each county is known. 

Here are three additional sculptures,

in addition to those I showed last week.

The twining vines above represent the truck gardening

of Tipton County. Prehistoric mounds, believed to have 

been constructed by Native Americans of the Adena-Hopewell 

cultures, are shown for Madison County. The manufacture 

of automobile parts is represented by the 

use of taillights for the feathers.

Tippecanoe County was the home of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, 

and his brother, Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet.

Together they formed a united Native American force they hoped

would drive the white settlers south, across the Ohio River.

Tecumseh was a sophisticated tactician and visionary, whose

intellect and leadership was respected and admired by

the military leaders he fought against in the early 19th century.

The sculptures were designed by 2nd Globe Studios of Indianapolis,

which has studios in Indianapolis and Vancouver, BC.