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Pictured are current members of the Greenville Bicentennial Commission.
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Park District
Acquires Replica Peace Pipe
Recently the Treaty of Greenville Bicentennial Commission made funding
available to complete the purchase and remake of a replica Silver Peace
Pipe gifted to the Shawanoese by William Henry Harrison at the signing
of the Second Treaty of Greenville on July 22, 1814. This replica
was made by Silversmith Steven Smithers of Massachusetts. The
pipe will be on permanent display at the Darke County Parks’ Nature
Center at Shawnee Prairie Preserve.
Susan Gray, president of the Bicentennial Commission, stated “This is
just one more step in telling the story and history of the Shawnee that
were here at Prophetstown over 200 years ago. The Bicentennial
Commission wanted to make visitors to Darke County aware of the
Prophetstown area and also that there were two Treaties of Greenville,
a little known fact.”
The Bicentennial Commission will be having an open house and unveiling
ceremony on July 22, 2015 to announce the placement of the peace pipe
in the Tecumseh Room located at Shawnee Prairie Preserve (4267 State
Route 502 West, Greenville, Ohio). Shawnee story teller Neaake
will be in attendance along with other Native American
representatives to perform drumming rituals for the acceptance of the
pipe.
The funding to acquire this pipe came from the Treaty of Greenville
Bi-Centennial, the Harry Stephens Fund, Rotary Club of Greenville and
the Darke County Park District. More information about the open house
will be announced in the next few weeks. Please contact
937-548-0165 or director@darkecountyparks.org for more information.
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