Description: Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest territory, fought with the Miami Indians on November 4, 1791, on the banks of the Wabash River. Lieutenant Colonel William Darke commanded the left wing of St. Clair's army and lead two successful bayonet charges against the natives, despite eventually losing the fight. The Battle of Wabash River, or as it would be known, St. Clair's Defeat, was the worst defeat of the United States Army at the hands of the Native Americans. The survivors retreated to Fort Jefferson, just south of what is now Greenville, Ohio. Greenville is located in Darke County, Ohio, named after William Darke. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F05_018
Subjects: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio); Drawings
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the grave of Annie Oakley in Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2787_012_01
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Darke County (Ohio); Entertainers; Hunting; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Cemeteries--Ohio
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph of sharpshooter Annie Oakley from Darke County, Ohio. The photograph was taken when Annie was in London with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1892. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00549
Subjects: Darke County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Darke County (Ohio); London (United Kingdom)
 

Description: Home near North Star crossroads in Darke County, Ohio where sharpshooter Annie Oakley lived as a teenager in the 1870s. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Annie Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show, where Annie Oakley famously shot a cigarette from between German Crown Prince Wilhelm's fingers. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's rights to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00550
Subjects: Darke County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Title on front reads: "Plat of Site at Fort Jefferson. 5 1/2 miels south & west of Greenville, Ohio. August 20, 1930. Maj. J.F. Mullenkopf, Civil Engineer." This drawing is similar to a blueprint and shows the location of the the monument at Fort Jefferson, as well as three blockhouses, an underground passage, several ash pits, a well and several other sites. The monument at Fort Jefferson is made of faced granite field boulders, six feet square and twenty-feet tall. The area is maintained as a roadside park with a picnic shelter and grills. No part of the fort remains. Fort Jefferson Park and Monument marks the site of an advance outpost of General Arthur St. Clair. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State. One of a chain of defensive forts built to protect army supplies from Indians, it served as a supply base throughout the campaigns of General St. Clair and General Anthony Wayne. It was abandoned in 1796. In October 1791, General Arthur St. Clair ordered the construction of a fort roughly six miles south of modern-day Greenville, Ohio. He intended to use the site as a supply depot for his campaign against the Miami Indians. The fort was a rough square with the walls approximately one hundred feet in length. St. Clair's men also built blockhouses on each corner of the fort. Originally called Fort Deposit, General St. Clair preferred to call the stockade Fort Jefferson. After the fort's completion, St. Clair's army moved against the Miami Indians. On the morning of November 4, 1791, natives under Little Turtle and Blue Jacket attacked. They easily drove the Americans from the field. The American survivors fled to Fort Jefferson for safety, but they found no food or medical supplies and quickly departed for Fort Washington. This battle became known as St. Clair's Defeat. His force suffered 647 killed soldiers and 271 wounded men out of 1400 participants in the battle. It was one of the worst defeats of the American military at the hands of Native Americans. For the next three years, American soldiers manned Fort Jefferson. Conditions were difficult as Native Americans sought to drive the men from the area. The natives did all they could to prevent supplies from reaching the embattled soldiers. The United States government hoped to use Fort Jefferson for attacks on the hostile natives as well as protection for white settlements in the area. It was an important supply depot for Anthony Wayne and his army in 1794 as they sought to punish the natives for St. Clair's Defeat. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F13_014
Subjects: Fort Jefferson (Ohio); Greenville (Ohio)--History; Darke County (Ohio)--History; Fort Jefferson, Ohio. [from old catalog]
Places: Fort Jefferson (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Soldiers and Sailors monument, Greenville Cemetery." The plaque from this monument reads: "Erected & donated A.D. 1903 by Frank Mc[?] & wife. In honor and memory of the Union soldiers of Darke County, Ohio, living or dead, who served in the war of 1861-1865. Also, of all soldiers of Darke County, Ohio, who served the United States in any of its wars." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_015_1
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments; Cemeteries--Ohio--Greenville
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Wayne Lakes, showing one of the seven lakes located in Darke County, Ohio." The village of Wayne Lakes was created across Mud Creek from the site of Fort Jefferson, established in 1791. The fort was named after Thomas Jefferson and the town was named after General Anthony Wayne. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_009_1
Subjects: Darke County (Ohio); Lakes
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of farm animals in the barn yard of a farm in Darke County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F06_023_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Livestock
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: The view of a barnyard with farm animals in Darke County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F06_031_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Farms; Livestock; Rural life
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Studabaker Schoolhouse. This was the first brick schoolhouse in Darke County and was built around 1840. The schoolhouse was built on the Abraham Studabaker homestead, who was the region’s leading pioneer, in modern-day Darke County (1808). The schoolhouse was in the Beehive School District #14. The property is currently maintained and owned by Fort Greeneville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is on the National Register of Historical Places. Reverse reads: "-Schools Darke County Aug. 15, 1938 Greenville Ohio FIRST BRICK SCHOOLHOUSE in Darke County Photo: Federal Writers' Project, Dayton, Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_020_001
Subjects: Schools; Historic buildings;
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of professional sharpshooter Annie Oakley from Darke County, Ohio by the Baker Art Gallery in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1880 - 1889. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00717
Subjects: Darke County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Darke Co., Greenville, O., Mar. 25, 1938. Court House." The Darke County Courthouse was built in 1850 and was dedicated in 1874. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_002_1
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)