Greenville in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1793 -1934 Greene Ville

Headquarters United States Army

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 18, 2016

1. 1793 -1934 Greene Ville Marker

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Inscription. 1793 - 1934
Greene Ville
Headquarters
United States Army
1793 - 1795
first bridge built here
by
Maj. General Anthony Wayne
in
campaign against Indians
1793

Erected 1934.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 40° 6.547′ N, 84° 37.42′ W. Memorial is in Greenville, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on East Main Street (Ohio Route 121) near East Park Dr., on the right when traveling west. marker is in Greenville City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 910 E Main St, Greenville OH 45331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Grand Army of the Republic (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Little Turtle Island (approx. ¼ mile away); In memory of Patsy And Anna Wilson (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Altar of Peace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Water Street Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Annie Oakley 1926 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 18, 2016

2. 1793 -1934 Greene Ville Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 18, 2016

3. 1793 -1934 Greene Ville Marker

marker, at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 18, 2016

4. 1793 -1934 Greene Ville Marker

the face of the sundial, with date

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on October 2, 2020, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 19, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.