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Darke County Parks
Grand Opening of “Jim Buchy Mile” at Tecumseh Trail
Have you been on the new Jim Buchy Mile
of your Darke County Park’s Tecumseh Trail? Come and check it out
at the Grand Opening on Saturday, October 24 at 1 PM. The
ceremonies will be held at the corner of Broadway and Wilson Ave., in
Greenville, at the start of the Jim Buchy Mile. Please park in
the Garst Museum’s new parking area and use the cement walkways to save
the newly planted grasses.
Named in honor of Jim Buchy, the man who as our former long-term State
Representative was so instrumental in the growth of your Darke County
Park District. Jim was continuously supportive of the building of the
Tecumseh Trail, one of your Darke County Parks, not only during his
tenure as a legislator but also after his retirement. Without his
creative written support and his liaison work with several different
State of Ohio organizations, the continual expansion of the Tecumseh
Trail would not have happened.
Jim Buchy commented, "It is a very special honor to have this mile of
the Tecumseh Trail named after me. My hope is that it will serve
as a reminder, to all who walk this mile that the Darke Co. Park
District considers this land very important to the success of the
Treaty of Greenville signed in 1795."
The Tecumseh Trail Multi-Use Pathway is partially on a former railway
line, the same one used for the Lincoln Funeral Train in 1865.
The trail construction began in downtown Gettysburg almost 13 years
ago, is now complete from Bradford New Harrison Rd. to the point where
the Grand Opening will be held at the site of the former Buchy Meat
Packing Company. The trail is split fairly equally in its 15
miles between paved trail and “share the road”. It provides a
great opportunity for walkers, bicyclists, joggers and horse back
riders (on the grassy sides of the trail). The Trail connects with the
Greenville Creek Trail, developed in a partnership with the City of
Greenville at the Bish Discovery Center on Ohio Street where there is a
bike repair station and water available to users.
Jim Buchy is truly a visionary working for the betterment of our
community. Please join us on October 24 to celebrate the newest
sections of our paved trail and the man who helped it happen. We
ask that you please bring a mask to be used if social distancing cannot
occur at this outdoor event. For more information or to RSVP,
please call Deb Shiverdecker at the Darke Co. Park District at
937.548.0165.
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