Nestled in Harrison County’s wooded hills and pastures, Corydon reserves significant importance in Indiana’s history. The city served as the capital of the Indiana Territory, and then as the first Indiana state capital. In 1863, John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry fought the citizens of Corydon in the only Civil Was battle waged west of the Alleghenies and north of the Mason Dixon Line.
In this carved piece, two crossed sabers clash above a bold capital star—a reference to the only ... view more »
Nestled in Harrison County’s wooded hills and pastures, Corydon reserves significant importance in Indiana’s history. The city served as the capital of the Indiana Territory, and then as the first Indiana state capital. In 1863, John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry fought the citizens of Corydon in the only Civil Was battle waged west of the Alleghenies and north of the Mason Dixon Line.
In this carved piece, two crossed sabers clash above a bold capital star—a reference to the only Civil War battle fought in Indiana. The artist intended the curved handles of this piece to resemble bunkers, as depicted on a Civil War battlefield map. Meant as an artist’s salute to the state leader who approved this project, a small bronze house represents the homestead of Governor Frank O’Bannon (held office 1997-2003), who grew up in Harrison County.
Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company, designed all 92 of the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their cultural heritage, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metal workers, and other artisans.
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