Wells County uses 85% of its land for farming, particularly soybeans, However, the quiet and sprawling farmland does not reveal the history of the county’s namesake, William Wells. Wells was captured by a Miami raiding party in 1784 and eventually became a warrior son-in-law of Chief Little Turtle.

This sculpture depicts a large egg-shaped object in relief with a bronze feather attached to its lower left side. There is a small white marble at the tip of the feather.

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.