Peace Park

The Peace Park Blog is about the park we're establishing at the intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail between the McDonnell Trailhead and the village of Bolivar. The Greenville Peace Treaty was the first peace treaty authorized by President George Washington and our current US Congress! 2020 will be the 225th anniversary of the treaty signed on August 3 1795 by Mad Anthony Wayne and the American Indians.

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220px Greenville Treaty Line Map Document Information
Date:   August 3, 1795
Author Name:   Anthony Wayne (primary) Location: Greenville
Recipient Name:   [not available]
Summary:   Official sealed document securing peace between U.S. and Western Indian Nations. Set boundary line between nations as Cayahoga River.
Document Format:   Document Signed
Source:   Collection: National Archives of Canada: Archive Reports 1891

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picnic shelter trash can on towpath trail Our Peace Park Rest Area idea came about from my brother Marc sending me a picture of a really nice single table shelter that is on the towpath trail in Cuyahoga Valley in the Boston Mills region. Since our property is located at the intersection of the Greenville Treaty line and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail, we saw it as an opportunity to share the history of the American Revolution era Fort Laurens which was also referred to within the treaty. Fort Laurens is located about 1.5 miles east of our trail location. We also thought even if we started out with a single picnic table, it'll compliment our Towpath Trail Snack Shack. Upon sharing the idea publicly in social media, everyone seemed to like and give encouragement to pursue it. Pretty much on day one, my brother Marc who bikes the trail with his family, donated a park quality picnic table. BAM, park established, thank you Marc

The Peace Park will be located at our historical intersection which includes: the Greenville Treaty line, The Ohio-Erie canal, the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio & Erie Canalway. National Scenic Byway route 212 section, the Buckeye Trail and also the Towpath Trail. Our family is willing to donate additional land than we did with the easement agreement we signed and submitted in May 2016 which allowed the last remaining gap in the towpath trail to be developed in 2019.

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proposed peace park picnic table location Thank you for taking the time to visit our discussion about establishing a Peace Park at the intersection of the Greenville Peace Treaty Line and the Towpath Trail!

We hope that you enjoy your visit and learn a little about America's first Peace Treaty authorized by our first President George Washington and the first US Congress of our current government.