▁assemble d ▁on ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁depart ed ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁for ▁Fort ▁Washington , ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁defeated ▁the ▁Indian ▁Confeder acy ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁F allen ▁Tim bers . ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Green ville ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁opening ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁settlement . ▁ ▁The ▁discipline ▁and ▁inten se ▁training ▁at ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁brilliant ▁campaign s ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁history . ▁ ▁Site ▁legacy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁the ▁Harm ony ▁Society ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁on ▁which ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁stood . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁later ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁A . M . ▁By ers ▁Iron works ▁Company ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁National ▁T ire ▁and ▁Rub ber ▁Company ▁of ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Anthony ▁Wayne ▁Historical ▁Society ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁ ▁Republican ▁sen ator ▁John ▁Hein z ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁site ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁but ▁the ▁Bill ▁was ▁pocket - vet o ed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cler ical ▁error ▁by ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter . ▁National ▁T ire ▁and ▁Rub ber ▁eventually ▁sold