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| Ohio (Logan County), West Mansfield — 7-46 — Flatwood Schoolhouse | | | Descendants of slaves, who may have reached Ohio through the Underground Railroad, and other African Americans, formed the community of Flatwoods in the southwest part of Bokescreek Township. This one-room schoolhouse was built circa 1868 for African American children of Flatwoods and remained open until 1923. Remnants of past lessons remain inscribed on the chalkboard. The schoolhouse was threatened with demolition in 1999 and later moved to Veteran's Park. The Logan County Historical Society . . . — Map (db m38248) HM | | Ohio (Union County), West Mansfield — 11-80 — Greeneville Treaty Line / Greeneville Treaty Line in Union County | | | [Front Side of Marker]: "Greeneville Treaty Line"
The Treaty of Greeneville created the Greeneville Treaty Line. It was the boundary between lands in the original possession of the Indians and those they ceded to the United States, which were south and east of the boundary. Major General "Mad" Anthony Wayne negotiated the treaty with the tribes his army defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Leaders of 12 tribes, including Wyandots, Delawares, Shawnees, . . . — Map (db m43895) HM | | Ohio (Union County), West Mansfield — Greenville Treaty Line / Indian Boundary | | | [Front Side of Marker]:
Entering Logan County over
Greenville Treaty Line
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Ohio lands east and south
of this line were opened for
U.S. settlement by Gen. Wayne’s
defeat of Indian tribes under
Chief Blue Jacket at the Battle
of Fallen Timbers, August 1794.
[Reverse Side of Marker]:
Indian Boundary
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The treaty signed by . . . — Map (db m39860) HM |
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