History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
The Baron von Steuben Statue

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1177 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

Baron von Steuben Statue

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Photo: The Baron von Steuben Statue

This statue of "The Drillmaster of the Revolution" stands at the junction of Genesee Street and the Parkway in Utica. Baron Steuben settled north of Utica after the Revolution. Von Steuben laid the corner stone of Hamilton Oneida Academy in 1793.

(Photo by C. K. Frey. Courtesy Utica Chamber of Commerce.)

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925The Baron von Steuben Statue

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
The Baron von Steuben Statue