Description: Seven photographs document events of the Treaty Camporee held in Greenville, Ohio in June 1947. Boy Scouts can be seen carrying supplies, pitching tents, reading the scouting manual and relaxing at camp sites. The photographs measure 8" by 10" (20.32 by 25.4 cm). In 1795, the Treaty of Greenville ended the Indian Wars in Ohio. 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 Miamis, Tarhe of the Wyandots, and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnees. 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-nineteenth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3211_3831349_001
Subjects: American Indians; Sports; Arts and entertainment; Camping; Tents; Treaty of Greenville; Boys; Boy Scouts of America
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an exterior view of the Greenville Post Office. Greenville was once the metropolitan center of Darke County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_006_1
Subjects: Ohio Government; Post offices; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Postal service
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic copy of the Treaty of Greeneville, signed August 3, 1795, at Fort Greene Ville (the present site of Greenville, Ohio). On August 20, 1794, an American army commanded by Anthony Wayne defeated a Native American force led by Blue Jacket of the Shawnee at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. With this victory, Indians living in the western portion of modern-day Ohio knew that they had to sue for peace. In January 1795, representatives from the various tribes met with Wayne at Fort Greene Ville. The Americans and natives spent the next eight months negotiating a treaty. It became known as the Treaty of Greeneville. On August 3, 1795, leaders of the Wyandot Indians, the Delaware Indians, the Shawnee Indians, the Ottawa Indians, the Miami Indians, the Eel River Indians, the Wea Indians, the Chippewa Indians, the Potawatomi Indians, the Kickapoo Indians, the Piankashaw Indians, and the Kaskaskia Indians formally signed the treaty. The natives agreed to relinquish all claims to land south and east of a boundary that began roughly at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. It ran southward to Fort Laurens and then turned westward to Fort Loramie and Fort Recovery. It then turned southward to the Ohio River. The Indians, however, could still hunt on the land that they ceded. The whites agreed to relinquish their claims to land north and west of the line, although the natives permitted the Americans to establish several trading posts in their territory. The United States also provided the Indians with $20,000 worth of goods for signing the treaty. The American government also agreed to give the natives $9,500 every year in goods. The Indians were to decide how the goods would be divided among them. Many Indians refused to honor the agreement. White settlers continued to move onto the contested land. Violence continued between these two peoples. Native American leaders like Tecumseh and the Prophet would emerge in the early 1800s to carry on the Indian struggle to regain their lost land. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F05_011_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Military Ohio; American Indians in Ohio; Northwest Territory; Treaties; Treaty of Greenville
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Greenville.Ohio SEWING PROJECT,Feb.17.1937 Feb.18,8x10 print for Jim Farber" This sewing project was most likely sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_002_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Sewing
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Residence facing proposed Boulevard along Greenville Creek". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_014_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Barnyard scene, Darke County." 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.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_040_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Barns; Plants and Animals; Farms
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "View of N. end of S. Broadway in 1858, Old Court House in background." The modern city of Greenville is located on the site of Fort Greene Ville built in 1793 by Anthony Wayne as the staging site for 1794 campaigns against Native Americans in the area. Greenville was officially founded in 1808 and by the turn of the twentieth century was the main metropolitan center of Darke County. By 2000, it was the largest city in the county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_035_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cityscapes; Courthouses--Ohio--History.; Buildings
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Ground Plan of Fort Greene Ville. This encampment covered about fifty acres and was the largest and most formitable log fortification erected on the Ohio frontier. Erected by Gen. Wayne 1793-1794 on present site of Greenville, Ohio. From Survey of Jas. McBride, Hamilition, Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F05_005_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architectural drawings; Forts and fortifications; Geography and Natural Resources; Maps
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "The Treaty of Greeneville Pipe is the historic calumet which was solemnly smoked by General Anthony "Mad" Wayne, his staff officers and ninety Indian chiefs. The Greeneville Treaty (1795) was never broken, for the Indians considered the calumet ceremony as the most solemn and binding of pledges. With this treaty, Indian warfare in Ohio was practically at a close and the gates were open to civilization. This pipe may be seen in the Ohio State Museum in Columbus." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F05_012_001
Subjects: Greenville (Ohio); American Indians in Ohio; Treaty of Green Ville (1795)
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Political poster featuring Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax, promoting a mass meeting at Greenville, Ohio, September 10, 1868. Grant and Colfax were running as the Republican candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The poster reads: GRANT & COLFAX GRAND UNION MASS MEETING At GREENVILLE, OHIO ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1868, ON WHICH OCCASION GEN'L B. F. BUTLER, HON. SAM. GALLOWAY, HON. W. LAWRENCE, HON. F. HASSAUREK, HON. WH. H. WEST, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS THE MEETING. A GRAND DISPLAY OF FIRE WORKS IN THE EVENING. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03869
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents--Election; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "View of Broadway, Looking South from City Hall. Greenville was founded in 1808, and is located on the site of Fort Greene Ville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_008_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cityscapes
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "City of Greenville from the air. Downtown Greenville, showing S. Broadway and Court House." Greenville was founded in 1808 and is located on the site of Fort Greene Ville. It is the county seat of Darke County and also served as the main metropolitan center of the county during the 20th century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_017_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cityscapes; Aerial photography
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)