Natural and Man-made Points of Interest in the United States of America
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The family-owned and operated Creegan Company is the nation's largest manufacturer of animated and costume characters. Displays for Christmas, Halloween and Easter as well as other seasonal special events are made for amusement parks, shopping malls, etc
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After the Ohio country was surveyed, it could be sold or given away as land grants; the settlers brought their deeds to be registered at the Land Office. The building has some of its original logs.
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Fort Steuben was built in 1786
for the protection of surveyors who were mapping the Northwest Territory. The reconstructed fort is open to the public and
helps to depict the daily life of those who helped open up the new territories to settlement.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution. The school was originally named the "College of Steubenville" and was founded in 1946 by Franciscan Friars.
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This historical mansion has been preserved as a museum. Each room has been given a theme and is decorated with period furniture and artifacts. The Vivian Snyder Genealogical Library is considered on of the finest in eastern Ohio.
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Known for its rhododendron grove and Hydrangea Park, this cemetery is the resting place of President Woodrow Wilson's grandparents, as well as many pioneer settlers.
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This memorial is said to be the first erected by a city as a monument for World War I.
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