Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County in the state of Ohio in the United States.[1] The city is next to the Ohio River. 18,161 people lived there in the year 2020.[2]
A fort used to be located where the city is. The fort was called Fort Steuben. It was there in 1786. The fort was named after Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.[3]
Steubenville has a nickname. It is the "City of Murals". There are over 25 different murals around the city.[4] Franciscan University of Steubenville and Eastern Gateway Community College[5] are located in the city.
Famous people from Steubenville
- Dean Martin (1917-1995) - singer and actor
- Albert Newsam (1809-1864) - artist[6]
- Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869) - United States Attorney General[7]
- Traci Lords (born 1968) - actress
- Richard Timberlake (1922-2020) - economist
- Big Bully Busick (1954-2018) - professional wrestler
Steubenville, Ohio Media
- Historical Collections of Ohio- An Encyclopedia of the State; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining (14586419058).jpg
An 1846 engraving of downtown Steubenville, with the Jefferson County Courthouse visible on the right
- PostcardSteubenvilleOHMarketStreet1910.jpg
Postcard picture of Market Street in Steubenville, Ohio, about 1910
- Ohio - Steunbenville I 22 bridge Looking N.jpg
The Veterans Memorial Bridge connects Steubenville to Weirton, West Virginia, across the Ohio River via U.S. Route 22.
- Holy Trinity - Steubenville 01.jpg
- Ohio Valley Clay Company 1910.jpg
A 1910 engraving of the Ohio Valley Clay Company
- Archaeological Dig at Old Fort Steuben.jpg
An archaeological dig on the grounds of the reconstructed Fort Steuben
- Dean Martin Mural in Steubenville.jpg
A mural of entertainer Dean Martin, who was born and raised in Steubenville
- Ohio - Steubenville - Jefferson Cnty Courthouse.jpg
The Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Steubenville
- Steubenville Carnegie library.jpg
Carnegie Library of Steubenville
References
- ↑ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Steubenville, Ohio; United States Geological Survey (USGS); July 12, 1979.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Steubenville city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Historic Fort Steuben".
- ↑ City of Steubenville
- ↑ "About Eastern Gateway". Eastern Gateway Community College.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb". The Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869)". The Lincoln Institute. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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