October 14, 2023 – Traveling with Rich & Julie
Greenville, Ohio
We drove south to Greenville, Ohio today and I wanted to see the fort.
The photo above is a replica of The Fort at Greene Ville that was built by General Anthony Wayne in 1793 during the American Indian Wars.
According to military history, Fort Greene Ville was the largest pioneer fort in Ohio. It was used to house about 2,000 American soldiers dedicated to neutralizing the Native American threat and casting American dominance and law over the region. The construction of the Fort was finished by the fall of 1793.
The Treaty of Greene Ville was signed on August 3, 1795, by both the Delaware and Wyandot tribes and the United States at this Fort, after General Anthony Wayne’s victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in northern Ohio.
The treaty marked the end of the Northwest Indian Wars and negotiated the land boundary between the settlers and natives.
The gate was locked the day we were there so we couldn’t go inside.
The fort was abandoned one year after the treaty was signed and settlers in the area descended on it stripping it of construction materials and finally burning it down to scavenge the metal.
I love driving around to find hidden gems like this in the towns we visit and then learning some history about them.
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed your history lesson for today.