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Description: A monument for Ft. Steuben in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1786, the United States government built Fort Steuben within the area known as the Seven Ranges, in what is now southeastern Ohio. The federal government had arranged for a survey of this area in order to prepare for the settlement of the Northwest Territory. Fort Steuben served two purposes: troops stationed at the fort were supposed to keep illegal settlers from moving into Ohio, and the surveyors of the Seven Ranges used the fort as a base of operations. The fort, which was destroyed in a fire in 1790, did not deter people from moving into the Seven Ranges. After the fort was abandoned, these settlers established a town, which became known as Steubenville. The monument reads: "South-West Corner of Fort Steuben Erected 1786. Named in honor of Major General Frederick William Augustus Baron Von Steuben who rendered distinguished service to the United States Army in the War of the Revolution with General George Washington February 7, 1778 to April 15, 1784." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06883
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Monuments--Ohio; Forts & fortifications; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)