Garst Museum - Greenville, Ohio

The Garst Museum – Greenville, Ohio. The Treaty of Greene Ville, and Indian treaty, was signed in 1795 and was the beginning of the settlement in the Midwest, the end of conflict that had lasted for 40 years, and the statehood of Ohio in 1803.  Greene Ville was a stockaded fort in the late 1700’s and was the largest of its kind ever built in North America.  The Garst Museum, Greenville, Ohio is the place where you can relive the Treaty of Greene Ville and many other historical events.

One of the permanent exhibits at the Garst Museum is called the Crossroads of Destiny.  It is a walking tour that takes you through to the signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville, from the Indian Wars to the United States Army fort to the refusal of the signing of the treaty by Tecumseh. 

Other exhibits include the Lowell Thomas – famous broadcaster exhibit, the Military Room and a meeting with Annie Oakley.  When you visit the Garst Museum, Greenville, Ohio you will step back into the kind of history that you formerly had only seen in old spaghetti western movies up to more current history such as the war in Iraq. 

Archeology is an important partaking of the Garst Museum.  A great many artifacts from the Northwest Territory are on display there and the museum is well known for funding archeological digs around the Territory.  You will see everything from arrowheads to the stone tools made by the Indians to artifacts dating back 14,000 years to the PaeloIndian period. 

You will be able to view historical documents like the front page of the New York Herald that was released on April 15th, 1865 reporting the death of President Lincoln at the Garst Museum, Greenville, Ohio.  You will be able to walk through a display of artifacts, bones, paintings and drawings including the painting of Chief Tarhe of the Wyandot Indians that resided in many parts of Ohio, including Darke County, the home of Greenville.

The Garst Museum, Greenville, Ohio is a wonderful place to take the family for a day to enjoy history and really cool artifacts like bones and arrowheads that the kids will enjoy.  You can teach them about historical figures like Tecumseh and Annie Oakley, and you can marvel at the photos from 1918 of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) from when he befriended Lowell Thomas.  You may want to check into a membership with the Garst Museum because you will want to return over and over again.

Garst Museum Annie Oakley Center
205 N. Broadway
Greenville, OH 45331
(937) 548-5250