Early Training Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard August von Steuben is perhaps best known in this country for turning a motley assortment of untrained American colonists into an effective fighting force capable of defeating the powerful British . . . — — Map (db m76199) HM
Reburial & Commemoration When road construction disturbed Steuben’s burial site in 1804, his former aide and estate executor, Benjamin Walker, had the baron’s body moved to the five-acre wooded area, now called the Sacred Grove. Walker donated . . . — — Map (db m76204) HM
In grateful recognition of the care and reverence bestowed upon the grave of General Baron Frederick William von Steuben by the Welsh settlers and their descendants through their churches Chapel Isaf and the Baptist Church of Remsen Oneida . . . — — Map (db m75927) HM
Soldier of the Revolution. Changed his name from Arnold to Steben at the suggestion of Baron Steuben. Buried in adjoining meadow. — — Map (db m75778) HM
Recognition from the Commander In Chief General Washington’s final official letter as commander of the Continental Army was written to Steuben on December 23, 1783. In it, Washington paid tribute to Steuben and thanked him for his role in . . . — — Map (db m76201) HM
Officer in the Prussian Army 1746 – 1763 Major General and Inspector General Army of the United States 1778 – 1784 -------------------- Trained under Frederick the Great during the Seven Years War, he brought to Washington the expert . . . — — Map (db m75930) HM
of 16,000 acres by the State of New York, June 27, 1786 for service in the Revolution. He cleared sixty acres near here for home site (1788-1793). — — Map (db m75925) HM
(Three miles northwest of Remsen, Oneida County) Home and grave of Baron Frederick William von Steuben (1730-1794) Drillmaster of the American Revolution Arriving at Valley Forge in February, 1778, this German-born officer found . . . — — Map (db m75951) HM
Situated on the important Mohawk Valley route between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes, Utica has long been a travel crossroads. Indian trails converged there, and Fort Schuyler was built on the site in 1758. The community which grew . . . — — Map (db m75953) HM
