Greenville in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Altar of Peace
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
1. The Altar of Peace Marker
This altar was erected to commemorate the Kindling of the Council Fire at Headquarters in Greene Ville, on June 16, 1795, by Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne, commander-in-chief of the United States Army and Indian Peace Commissioner. The Council Fire was kept burning until the official consummation of the Treaty of Greene Ville, on August 3, 1795. Ninety Sachems, war-chiefs and agents signed the peace pact and 1130 Indians were present representing the following tribes: Delawares, Pottawattomies, Wyandots, Shawanese, Miamis and related tribes: Chippewas, Ottawas, Kickapoos and Kaskaskias.
This treaty closed forty years of warfare with the Indian tribes of the old northwest: made effective the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, and the Ordinance of 1787 opened the flood-gates to western immigration; and eventually made possible the building of a vast nation out of what had originally been a few isolated seaboard colonies.
Erected 1940 by The Greene Ville Treaty Memorial Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers •
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Location. 40° 6.448′ N, 84° 37.817′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on Memorial Drive west of Quindora Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Memorial Dr, Greenville OH 45331, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Water Street Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anthony Wayne Flag Pole (approx. Ό mile away); Treaty of Greene Ville Peace Medals (approx. Ό mile away); Little Turtle Island (approx. Ό mile away); Annie Oakley 1926 (approx. 0.3 miles away); In memory of Patsy And Anna Wilson
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
2. The Altar of Peace Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
3. The Altar of Peace
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
