William Darke drawing photograph

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Title	William Darke drawing photograph
Subject	Greenville (Ohio) Darke County (Ohio) Drawings
Time Period	1930s
Place	Greenville (Ohio) Darke County (Ohio)
Description	Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest territory, fought with the Miami Indians on November 4, 1791, on the banks of the Wabash River. Lieutenant Colonel William Darke commanded the left wing of St. Clair's army and lead two successful bayonet charges against the natives, despite eventually losing the fight. The Battle of Wabash River, or as it would be known, St. Clair's Defeat, was the worst defeat of the United States Army at the hands of the Native Americans. The survivors retreated to Fort Jefferson, just south of what is now Greenville, Ohio. Greenville is located in Darke County, Ohio, named after William Darke.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Date of Original	March 25, 1938
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B01F05_018.tif
Image Height	3090
Image Width	2542
File Size	23590276 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2009-08-06
Date modified	2011-06-28

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