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

The Star Spangled Banner

 
 
The Star Spangled Banner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 27, 2022
1. The Star Spangled Banner Marker
Inscription.
The Star Spangled Banner with 15 Stars and 15 Stripes flew over Greene Ville at both the 1795 Green Ville Peace Treaty and during the 1814 Peace and Friendship Treaty with Major General William Henry Harrison.

Major General Anthony Wayne presented his flag to several Indian Nations to replace their British flags in an effort to bind them to the United States. Only one is known to survive and belongs to the Indiana Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesPeaceWars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
 
Location. 40° 6.393′ N, 84° 38.078′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Ohio, in Darke County. It is at the intersection of Wilson Drive and North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on Wilson Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 Wilson 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,
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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: 1795 Peace Treaty at Greene Ville (here, next to this marker); Wayne's Ohio Campaign (here, next to this marker); Treaty of Greene Ville Peace Medals (here, next to this marker); Anthony Wayne Flag Pole (here, next to this marker); Treaty of Greene Ville August 3, 1795 (here, next to this marker); This Catalpa Tree (here, next to this marker); Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) (a few steps from this marker); War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
The Star Spangled Banner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 27, 2022
2. The Star Spangled Banner Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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