92 County Walk- Wayne County

The National Old Trail Road in Wayne County is celebrated by the 18 ft. high Madonna of a Trail statue. The National Road was a primary route for immigration into Indiana and provided access to essential eastern markets for Hoosier companies. Two such companies, Gennett Records and Starr Piano, produced millions of records and thousands of pianos and photographs during the first quarter of the 20th century.

This piece is made up of bronze disks that are artfully arranged and stacked to form the head and shoulders of a figure. They are all resting atop a dotted highway.

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.