Darke County Parks—Through the Years 

This is the third installment of a series featuring Darke County Park District’s twelve park areas.  The mission of the Darke County Parks is to acquire and preserve land areas possessing special natural and historical features and to manage and maintain these resources for the benefit of its residents through appropriate educational and passive recreational programs and activities.  The Park District was created in 1972 when the honorable Judge Williams ordered the formation of the Park District.  The Park District is now comprised of over 1,000 acres.  

Embracing the cultural history of our area, Darke County Parks acquired Tecumseh Point in hopes of preserving this historically significant property.  This important piece of Darke County’s past was donated to the Park District by Shrader’s Inc. in 1989.   Conveniently located just off North Broadway in Greenville, a walk along this paved interpretive trail will lead you to the confluence of Greenville and Mud Creeks, known as Tecumseh Point.  Here Chief Tecumseh burned fires from 1805-1808 in protest of the Treaty of Greene Ville which opened the Northwest Territory to settlement.  Interpretive signs along the trail allow for visitors to be “transported” back in time and to imagine what this area looked like some 200 years ago.  There is also a narrow footpath that follows the bank of the Greenville Creek. 

All of the Darke County Parks are open sunrise to sunset.  For more information on Tecumseh Point or any Darke County Parks, call the Park Office at 937.548.0165 or visit our website at www.darkecountyparks.org