In Fayette County’s piece, an antique car’s ornately carved door stands slightly ajar. Due to the forests that originally stood here, the region attracted many furniture manufacturers in the early 1900s. In addition, Connersville was once home to automobile manufacturers. The bronze handle on the car door simulates a cabinet knob.

Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jameson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company designed all 92 and the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, class workers, metal workers, and other artisans.