Indian influence in north central Ohio

Chief Tarhe was one of the treaty signatories for the Wyandot tribe. A tall man with a striking profile, his name meant “The Crane.”
General “Mad Anthony” Wayne was famous for his wild intensity in battle. He defeated the confederated Indian tribes of the region in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, leading to the Treaty of Greenville, which promised the natives the right to keep their land forever. Less than 50 years later, all the rest of Ohio had been taken from them and the Indians moved west.
This map from 1804 shows the path of the treaty borderline, cited on the map as “Gen. Wayne’s Treaty.” Part of the line became Yankee Street in Knox County, while another section of the line form the county’s northeastern border.
A historical marker was erected by the Knox County Bicentennial Commission in 2008 on Yankee Street, near the intersection with Ohio 13. It commemorates the signing of the treaty on the front. Much of Yankee Street runs right along the surveyed treaty line.
The back of the historical marker gives a map showing several points where the original treaty line can be discerned with the guidance of historical markers.
It is believed that one of General “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s staff made this painting of the Greenville Treaty negotiations at Fort Greenville in 1795. In it, the represented tribes ceded any claim to lands south and east of the treaty line, amounting to about two-thirds of the present state of Ohio.

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