09/10/2026
Annie Oakley learned to shoot in the woods of Darke County, and the world's largest collection of her belongings sits just a few miles from where she grew up. The Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio fills more than 35,000 square feet across six wings, all inside a house built in 1852 that now sits on the National Register of Historic Places. The Annie Oakley Center opened in 2005 and remains the foremost collection devoted to the sharpshooter's life.
There is far more here than one legend. Crossroads of Destiny covers the 1795 Treaty of Greene Ville and Fort Greene Ville, the largest stockade fort in North America, where Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were both stationed. Another wing holds the sprawling Lowell Thomas collection, filled with artifacts tied to the broadcaster's travels and to Lawrence of Arabia. You can walk two streets of a recreated village, trace the tri-racial settlement of Longtown, and see Medal of Honor recipient Douglas Dickey honored. A genealogy library rounds out the visit. Have you visited the Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center?
⭐Garst Museum & The National Annie Oakley Center
📍 205 North Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331
