Steuben's Lick

Here was located eleven thousand acres allotted by Virginia, for military services in the American Revolution, 1777 — 1782 to Frederick Wilhelm Augustus Heinrich Ferdinand Baron von Steuben Lieutenant general in the armies of Frederick the Great. He joined Washington's army at Valley Forge April 1777 as a volunteer, became Inspector General United States Army which he organized and trained for victory. Born Magdeburg, Prussia, 1730 Died Oneida Co. N.Y. 1794

Manitou, Kentucky · United States