Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Pennsylvania's Indian Fighter
Just a little bit east is the town of Wayne.
Wayne was originally named Louella; the town had originally been settled about 1600 by Quakers from Radnorshire, Wales, who came to settle on land purchased by Wm. Penn.
In 1795, General Wayne signed the Treaty of Greenville with the chiefs of defeated Miami and Shawnee tribes, who ceded lands in the Northwest Territory. President Washington had wanted the Ohio Valley cleared of the tribes for some time; it was General Wayne who decisively subjugated them. See:
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/greenville/
It was later decided that the town would be renamed for General Anthony Wayne.
If you visit http://www.waynepa.com/
you’ll be treated to this description:
“For over a hundred years, Wayne has been considered one of the best, if not the best, places in the western suburbs of Philadelphia to live and raise a family.”
I’m not here to raise a family, but doubtless it’s a comfortable place to do that. Yet I wonder how many of the people here think of the blood under these western suburbs. The sign’s there for all to see.
Posted by Lee Hall on from 02/22 at 01:29 AMSadly, when a country celebrates Columbus Day and has historically elected Indian killers as presidents, it is unsurprising that a few (many?) signs exist in commemoration of such killers.
Posted by kim on from 02/23 at 05:27 AM
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