Description: Reverse reads: "Negative of – South east corner of Fort Steuben on High between Adams and Market Streets. Jefferson County." Photo taken between 1935- 1943. Named after Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fort Steuben features four monuments on each corner to commemorate Steuben's assistance to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The inscription for this monument reads: "North-east 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: SA1039AV_B15F05_018_001
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Places: Fort Steuben (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Fort Steuben during a flood, possibly the 1937 Ohio River flood, also referred to as the Great Flood. A note on the reverse reads “River at flood stage at Ft. Steuben Jefferson County.” This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_008_01
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Floods; Ohio River; Suspension bridges--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Fort Steuben Bridge near Steubenville, Ohio. The bridge was demolished on February 12, 2012. The demolition of the bridge was not a universally accepted idea. Bicyclists and trail enthusiasts began a campaign back in 2007 to save the bridge in order for it to be the Ohio River crossing for a bike trail that will ultimately run from Washington, D.C. to Indianapolis. The bike trail concept ran into opposition because the Ohio portal access is to Ohio 7, a divided expressway. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06508
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio River; Bicycles; Steubenville (Ohio); Forts & fortifications; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration created for the Ohio Guide. From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_058
Subjects: Fort; Book Illustration; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville; Jefferson County
 

Description: The Fort Steuben Bridge is a wire cable suspension bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia. Built in 1928 by the Dravo Contracting Co., the bridge was the first suspension bridge on the Ohio River with a concrete floor. Closed in 2008 due to structural weaknesses, Fort Steuben Bridge is slated to be demolished. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_042_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Bridges--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Roads--Ohio; Concrete bridges; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

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)
 

Description: Caption on front reads: "5. Bird's-eye View of Ohio River Showing Panhandle R.R. and Fort Steuben Bridges, Steubenville, Ohio." On the Reverse "' C.T. Art-Colortone' Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." with a Quality Co. Chicago symbol and "Sapirstein Greeting Card Company, Cleveland, Ohio" along the left edge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_012_001
Subjects: Postcards--Ohio--Steubenville
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Negative of – North east corner of Fort Steuben on High between Adams and Market Streets. Jefferson County.” Named after Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fort Steuben features four monuments on each corner to commemorate Steuben’s assistance to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The inscription for this monument reads: “North-east 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: SA1039AV_B15F03_007_01
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Negative of – Northwest corner of Ft. Steuben between Market and Adams Streets.” Named after Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fort Steuben features four monuments on each corner to commemorate Steuben’s assistance to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The inscription for this memorial reads: “North-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: SA1039AV_B15F03_009_01
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Negative of – Southwest corner of Fort Steuben Jefferson County.” Named after Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fort Steuben features four monuments on each corner to commemorate Steuben’s assistance to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The inscription for this memorial 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: SA1039AV_B15F03_012_01
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: In January and February of 1937, weeks of heavy rainfall caused the Ohio River to flood parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, causing $500 million in property damages, and displacing and killing hundreds. By the end of January, the Ohio River measured 80 feet deep in Cincinnati, one of the areas most affected. This photograph is taken from the private bridge of the Wheeling Steel Corp. in Steubenville, Ohio, looking north. At the center are slag piles, and Fort Steuben Bridge is in the distance. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dispatched thousands of relief workers from the Works Progress Administration to rescue flood victims and restore affected cities. In 1935, President Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_017_001
Subjects: Wheeling Steel Corporation; Suspension bridges--Ohio; Ohio River; Floods; Natural disasters; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration by Henry Howe showing Market Street in Steubenville, Ohio, during the 19th century. The caption reads, "On the right is seen the County buildings, on the left the Market, and in the distance, near the foot of the hill, some Factories." Bezaleel Wells founded Steubenville on the ruins of Fort Steuben in 1797, within the area known as the Seven Ranges in southeastern Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04041
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)