Steubenville in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Steuben
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
1. Fort Steuben Marker
In 1787, the construction of Fort Steuben was completed by Captain John Francis Hamtramck and soldiers of the 1st American Regiment, who were sent to the frontier by the United States government to remove illegal squatters and protect government surveyors from American Indian raids. The surveyors were platting the First Seven Ranges of the Northwest Territory. The surveyed land was sold for settlement or offered to soldiers as payment for military service during the Revolutionary War. Consequently, the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin were formed from the settlement of the Northwest Territory. Fort Steuben was named after Baron Frederich Wilhelm Augustus Steuben, who had served in the Revolutionary War and from which the town derived its name. Captain Hamtramck abandoned the fort in 1787 by order of Colonel Josiah Harmar, and by 1790 the remains of the fort had disappeared. Fort Steuben has been reconstructed on its original location.
Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Old Fort Steuben Project, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military
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Location. 40° 21.516′ N, 80° 36.814′ W. Marker is in Steubenville, Ohio, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from South 3rd Street south of Market Street. This historical marker is located in the downtown business district, near the Ohio River, on the grounds of the Historic Fort Steuben Park, at the northeast edge of the parking lot, near the front of the park's museum and visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Steubenville OH 43952, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steubenville's Dean Martin (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Land Office (within shouting distance of this marker); North-West Corner of Fort Steuben (within shouting distance of this marker); This Old Federal Land Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Steubenville Building and Loan Association Building
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
2. Fort Steuben Marker
View of historical marker showing the reconstructed Fort Steuben in the background, the Historic Fort Steuben Museum and Visitor Center to the far left of the picture, and in the distant background the hillside on the opposite side of the Ohio River.
Also see . . . Historic Fort Steuben. Museum website entry (Submitted on October 12, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
3. Fort Steuben Marker
View of historical marker located at the northeast corner of the Historic Fort Steuben Park, and in front of the reconstructed Fort Steuben.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
4. Fort Steuben
View looking southeast of the interior of the reconstructed Fort Steuben.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
5. Fort Steuben
View looking northeast of the interior of the reconstructed Fort Steuben, with the hillside in the background being located on the opposite side of the Ohio River.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
6. Fort Steuben Museum
View of the interior of the Historic Fort Steuben Museum.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2010
7. Fort Steuben Museum
View of a model of Fort Steuben that is on display in the Historic Fort Steuben Museum.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
8. Fort Steuben Marker
New paint.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 8. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
