Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the tablet at the front entrance of the City Hall in Greenville, Ohio, which reads "Site of Fort Greene-Ville. The largest pioneer fort in Ohio, built in 1793 by General Anthony Wayne. Here in August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White settlement." In August 1795, representatives from the Myaamia, Wyandotte, Shawnee, Lenape, Ottawa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Kaskaskias, Eel River, and Weas signed the Treaty of Greenville. In signing the treaty, these tribes agreed to move to the northwestern part of what is now the State of Ohio. Championed as a treaty of friendship between Anglo-American settlers and American Indian tribes, the treaty forced tribal leaders to relinquish much of their land to Anglo-Americans. This is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: City halls; Historic sites--Ohio; Public buildings; Treaty of Greenville; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption on this photograph reads: "Baerd's Mill on Greenville Creek. Nearly 100 years old, on site of mill built by pioneer Major Adams." This identification is likely a mispelling of Bear's Mill, which still operates as a historic mill in Greenville run by the Friends of Bear's Mill. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_033_1
Subjects: Mills and mill-work -- Ohio; Greenville (Ohio); Food production; Grains;
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "View of North End of Broadway in 1858. Old Courthouse in Background." The modern city of Greenville stands on the site of Greene Ville Fort, built in 1793 by Anthony Wayne as a staging point for his 1794 campaigns against hostile Native Americans in the area. The modern city was founded in 1808 and by the turn of the twentieth century it was the main metropolitan center of Darke County. Most of the residents in Darke County, however, were farmers in the countryside surrounding Greenville. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cityscapes; Buildings; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This calumet, or ceremonial pipe, seen here in two views, was used at the signing of the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. Possibly crafted by a member of one of the tribes who were signatories on the treaty, it is made of red catlinite with inlaid metal designs and a carved wooden stem, and was one of several pipes smoked by participants over the course of solemnizing the treaty negotiations. General Anthony Wayne defeated the American Indian confederacy led by Blue Jacket at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Abandoned by the British at Fort Miami, the American Indians agreed to a peace settlement. A year later, representatives from twelve tribes met at Greenville, in present-day Darke County, to negotiate with Wayne. Among the leaders were Little Turtle of the Miami, Tarhe of the Wyandot, and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnee. The treaty confined the American Indians to northwestern Ohio. Despite Wayne's hope that the treaty would hold "as long as the woods grow and waters run" American Indians were removed to the West by the mid-19th century. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: American Indian history and society; Wayne, Anthony, 1745 - 1796; American Indian tribal leaders; Treaty of Greenville; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood;
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio);
 

Description: Reverse reads: "-Schools Darke County Aug. 15, 1938 Greenville Ohio FIRST BRICK SCHOOLHOUSE in Darke County Photo: Federal Writers' Project, Dayton, Ohio." This schoolhouse does not appear to still be standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_020_001
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Typed on reverse: "Greenville Guide - Copied by F.W.P. Dayton, Ohio - June 21, 1938." This photograph shows drawings of various Native American artifact, such as tomahawks, and a peace pipe, copied from the Greenville Guide, Greenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Military Ohio; American Indians in Ohio; Treaty of Greenville; American Indians in Ohio; Axes; Pipes (Smoking)
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a monument at Fort Jefferson in Greenville, Ohio. Fort Jefferson was built about six miles south of Greenville, Ohio, on the order of General Arthur St. Clair in October 1791. The purpose of the fort was to serve as a supply garrison for St. Clair's campaign against the area’s American Indian population, hence its original name of Fort Deposit. In November 1791, St. Clair attacked the area's tribes, but under the leadership of Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle), a large alliance of seasoned volunteer warriors from nine different American Indian tribes easily defeated St. Clair and his troops. This loss, which was one of the worst defeats of the American military at the hands of the American Indians, came to be known as "St. Clair’s Defeat." During the battle, well over half of St. Clair’s 1,400 men were killed or wounded. After the battle, St. Clair’s men fled to Fort Jefferson, but found little in the way of supplies and quickly moved south to Fort Washington. Later, Fort Jefferson was used during the campaign of General Anthony Wayne before being abandoned in 1796. The location is now the site of the Fort Jefferson Memorial Park, one of the Ohio History Connection's network of historic sites. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06440
Subjects: Forts & fortifications; St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Northwest Territory--History; American Indians--Warfare; Fort Jefferson
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the plaque at the Fort Jefferson monument in Greenville, Ohio. Fort Jefferson was built about six miles south of Greenville, Ohio, on the order of General Arthur St. Clair in October 1791. The purpose of the fort was to serve as a supply garrison for St. Clair's campaign against the area’s American Indian population, hence its original name of Fort Deposit. In November 1791, St. Clair attacked the area's tribes, but under the leadership of Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle), a large alliance of seasoned volunteer warriors from nine different American Indian tribes easily defeated St. Clair and his troops. This loss, which was one of the worst defeats of the American military at the hands of the American Indians, came to be known as "St. Clair’s Defeat." During the battle, well over half of St. Clair’s 1,400 men were killed or wounded. After the battle, St. Clair’s men fled to Fort Jefferson, but found little in the way of supplies and quickly moved south to Fort Washington. Later, Fort Jefferson was used during the campaign of General Anthony Wayne before being abandoned in 1796. The location is now the site of the Fort Jefferson Memorial Park, one of the Ohio History Connection's network of historic sites. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06441
Subjects: Forts & fortifications; St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Northwest Territory--History; American Indians--Warfare; Fort Jefferson
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Collected for use in the Ohio Guide, this photograph shows the aftermath of the Great Flood of 1913 in Greenville, Ohio, one of the many Ohio cities impacted by the flood, a result of several major rivers throughout central and eastern United States overflowing due to heavy rainfall from March 23-26. Once levees and flood walls failed, the Great Miami River flowed across western Ohio, killing nearly 430 people statewide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Photographs--History--20th century; Greenville (Ohio)--History; Great Miami River (Ohio); Floods; Natural disasters; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

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: Typed on reverse: "Greenville Guide - Copied by F.W.P. Dayton, Ohio, June 21, 1938." The photograph reads: "Greenville Treaty Memorial Association. Greenville, Ohio." and shows an older version seal of the United States and a seal for George Washington - President 1798." View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Military Ohio; American Indians in Ohio; Treaty of Greenville
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: The gentleman in this photograph is setting concrete blocks at the stadium in City Park in Greenville, Ohio. Within the seven acres of City Park, there are seven fishing lakes, a swimming pool with a 150-foot water slide, an athletic field, nine tennis courts, 18 horseshoe courts, shuffle board courts, ten covered shelters and many more activities for the entire family. The park is located at 610 Harmon Drive in Greenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F09_008_001
Subjects: Greenville (Ohio); Construction; Parks
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)