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How the
Greenville City Park Came to be
By Terry Venrick
Edison State Communications Student
The First two articles I told how much the Greenville city park means
to me and then I also shared the many things that you can do at the
park. For my last one I will just share a little bit of history.
A long time ago our beloved park was once known as Fort Green Ville.
”Mad” Anthony Wayne used this place as a fort for fighting the Native
Americans. This came to an end on August third, 1795. A treaty was
signed. The once violent battleground is now a beautiful park. There
are still traces to it being a fort and the history stored in our own
little community park is endless.
The Garst Museum is packed full of information from both Indians and
soldiers. Someone that is and was very popular is Annie Oakley.
She is included in this museum as well. She was a famous sharp shooter
and her back story is very interesting. I highly suggest reading up on
it.
I have gone on many field trips there. I highly suggest it for teachers
to bring their classes or even for a family outing. The park itself is
over a 100 acres. There are plenty of things to do see and learn. I
hope my articles have been informative and maybe a little fun to read.
Please visit our beautiful park; it is well worth it for fun and
knowledge.
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