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Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville is in Jefferson County.

About Steubenville, Ohio

A historic Ohio River city that serves as the seat of Jefferson County, known for its downtown murals and its Catholic university.

History of Steubenville

• Officially nicknamed the "City of Murals" and known as the hometown of entertainer Dean Martin.

Landmarks and Places in Steubenville

• Historic Fort Steuben. Reconstructed 18th-century fort on its original site overlooking the Ohio River.
• Steubenville Murals. Downtown collection of more than 25 large-scale murals depicting local and national history.
• Franciscan University of Steubenville. Private Catholic university founded in 1946.
• Beatty Park. City park of roughly 99 acres with several miles of wooded hiking trails.
• Fort Steuben Park. Downtown park with the Veterans Memorial Fountain and Berkman Amphitheater, host of the annual Nutcracker Village.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.alltrails.com, www.visitsteubenville.com

More About Steubenville

Soldiers of the First American Regiment built Fort Steuben here in 1786 and 1787 to protect government surveyors.

The fort was named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian officer who reformed the Continental Army.

Settlers built homes around the fort and named their settlement Steubenville.

The city lies on the Ohio River across from the northern panhandle of West Virginia, about 33 miles west of Pittsburgh.

Civil War Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and entertainer Dean Martin are both linked to the city.

The Steubenville Nutcracker Village is a yearly Christmas event.

Source: en.wikipedia.org