Stone Head, Indiana


Stone Head is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Stone Head was named after the historic 1851 mile marker sculpture in the shape of a head. It was carved by Henry Cross. Stone Head contained a post office from 1890 until 1891.

Sculpture

In 1974 the entire piece, the base and the head, came up missing. Police found it four months later in an apartment in Indianapolis. Two teenagers were using it as a hat rack, according to a story published in the Brown County Democrat. The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
In November 2016, the carving was beheaded. It has not been found and no arrests have been made. A monument honoring Henry Cross and destroyed Stone Head was placed in October 2017 by Casey Winningham, an Indiana master stone carver.
Kissing the stone head was said to bring good luck.

Geography

Stone Head is located at.