Steuben Memorial
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N 43° 04.578 W 075° 06.180
18T E 491615 N 4769292
The first of two markers at this Westbound NYS thruway travel plaza.
Waymark Code: WM4T7T
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2008
Views: 27
Steuben Memorial
(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 "an army of skeletons ... naked, starved, sick, discouraged," - and undisciplined. By day he drilled them for the victorious campaigns of that summer. By candlelight he wrote a MANUAL OF ARMS which is still the basic for the discipline of our armed forces.
"His services were indispensable to the achievement of American independence."
Marker Name: Steuben Memorial
Marker Type: Other (Explain)
Agency: Education Department and Dept of Public Works
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Remsen
County: Oneida
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: Not listed
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