Many famous people are associated with these Wayne County historic places including Oliver P. Morton, Mary Thirstlewaite Birdsall, Levi Coffin, Benjamin Conklin, William Paul Quinn and Margaret Overbeck.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wayne County places including C. T. Wilson, John C. Dill, Ira Lackey, Ferd. Jones, McLaughlin, William N. Mathews, George Hoover, Joel Stover, John A. Hasecoster and Edward B. Bryant. Prominent architectural styles found in Wayne Country are Federal, Italianate and Greek Revival.