The monument was completed in 1882 and is the final resting place of early Indiana settler and cattle baron, Edward.

On top of the pedestal is a statue, again, of either granite or marble, of Edward C. Sumner.

His proper left elbow rests on a tree stump.

On the shaft of the pedestal is a relief bust of his wife, Abigail Sumner.

[2] An inscription is located on the front of the base: LSC/SUMNER[1] A wooden sign nearby the monument reads: The stone (granite or marble) used for the sculpture was shipped from New York.