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Fort Steuben was a fortification erected in Feb. 1787 on the Ohio River in eastern Ohio Country at the northern end of the Seven Ranges land tract to be surveyed. It was at the location of the modern city of Steubenville, Ohio. The fort was built by Major John Hamtramck and named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian army officer who ...
The Steuben Memorial State Historic Site is a historic location in the eastern part of Steuben, Oneida County, New York, that honors Baron von Steuben, the "Drillmaster of the American Revolution". The land in this part of Oneida County was part of a 16,000-acre (6,500 ha) land grant made to von Steuben for his services to the United States .
Reconstructed early 19th-century fort and museum Fort Recovery: Fort Recovery: Mercer: Northwest Military Museum about the American Revolutionary War fort Fort Rowdy Museum Covington: Miami Southwest Local history Operated by the Covington-Newberry Historical Society, open by appointment and for special events [3] [82] Fort Steuben ...
An 1846 engraving of downtown Steubenville, with the Jefferson County Courthouse visible on the right. In 1786–87, soldiers of the First American Regiment under Major Jean François Hamtramck built Fort Steuben to protect the government surveyors mapping the land west of the Ohio River, [10] and named the fort in honor of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
It is now on the property of a museum beside reconstructed Fort Steuben. [2] In 1973, while on another site about a mile away, 40°22′31″N 80°36′47″W / 40.37528°N 80.61306°W / 40.37528; -80.61306 ( old ) , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its historical significance
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Veterans Memorial Bridge, also known as the New Steubenville Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge which carries U.S. Route 22 across the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia.
In 1928, the Fort Steuben Bridge (another suspension bridge), also known as the Stanton Bridge, was constructed less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away from the Market Street Bridge. The Fort Steuben Bridge connected Ohio State Route 7 in Steubenville and U.S. Route 22 (US 22) in Weirton, West Virginia. Due to a bad inspection in 2007, the Ohio ...