The engraved limestone cube sits atop a dolly that rotates 360 degrees so that individuals can spin it in order to read the inscriptions that are carved into the five visible sides of the six-sided sculpture.

One side notes that Bedford, Indiana is the "limestone capital of the world", another names P. M. & B. the quarry from which the stone for this sculpture was extracted, and yet another side commemorates March 1, 1971 as the day limestone became Indiana’s official state stone.

The dolly on which the limestone block sits consists of an oak base with three metal casters attached to the bottom.

A metal bar is attached to the center of the underside of the wooden base which connects to a circular steel plate.

The two legislators that sponsored the bill were Maurice Chase of Bedford and Stephen Ferguson of Bloomington, Indiana.

Ferguson jokingly claimed to have no real objection to the bill, while Chase had 30 years experience working in stone mills until he retired.

Chase is claimed to have drawn attention to the bill by handing out tiny Indiana maps made of limestone.

[6] This area is known as the Stone Belt; a 20 mile wide vein of limestone that runs through both Monroe and Lawrence counties.

The members boasted that if their land didn’t produce the highest grade of stone, they would have surly gone bankrupt.

By 1895 the company had 10 machines running around the clock and was shipping between 10 and 15 car loads of stone each day on the Monon Railroad.

Although this covering layer can be difficult to remove by quarry workers, it has acted as a protective barrier for the underlying oolitic limestone and aides in preserving its high quality.

There is discoloration of the limestone on all top and bottom corners, likely from the oils of people's hands while they touch the block in order to spin it.