EveryMuseum.com - Anthony Wayne Peace Council House / Prairie Ridge Park

Information and tours for the Council House can be obtained through the Darke County Park District.

Dedicated on August 3, 1997, the council house honors the 13 Native American tribes who signed the Treaty of Greene Ville.

Take a step back in time and explore the meaning behind Greenville being the Treaty City. The recreated Native American Peace Council House, located at Prairie Ridge meadow across from the Garst Museum, is a modern day reconstruction of the Council House built by General Anthony Wayne during the Treaty of Greene Ville talks in 1795. Its construction was made possible through the efforts of the Treaty of Greene Ville Bicentennial Committee and is staffed by committee volunteers who share the significant stories of this region's settlement.

Locally known as "Buchy's Pasture," the meadow below the Council House hosts gatherings and provides a stage for interpreting the area's rich history. The large oaks that encircle the lower meadow are well over 200 years old and were here to witness that history.

The three large silos that stand beside the parking lot along N. Broadway Street are a remnant of the Greenville Power Plant which stored coal to fire electic-generating steam turbines. Surrounding the silos is a recreated prairie seeded with 100 varieties of grasses and flowering plants native to Darke County. From this location visitors can access the Council House, Prairie meadow, and a spectacular view of Greenville Creek from the converted railroad trestle.