Abraham Lincoln spent the formative years of his youth in Spencer County, starting in 1816. Referring to the rolling hills and shady forest of what is now Lincoln State Park, the Great Emancipator reminisces, “Here I grew up.” Memorials in the county include the Lincoln cabin site and the grave of Abraham Lincoln’s mother, Nancy.

This piece depicts many numbered limestone blocks that build one upon another, forming the face of a man that resembles Abraham Lincoln. The numbered pieces fit together like a puzzle to create this image. Looking at this image up close, the viewer may not see his face, but from far away it is much easier to discover.

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 characteristics, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metalworkers, and other artisans.