Hello again Marsha, Well the list has been kind of quiet lately, glad to see Florence and Michelle stir it up a bit. > Well the spelling is STEUBEN (right, everyone?) <<<Yes, that's right > my 7th grade NYS history correctly, it was Baron von Steuben and he > was a general in the Revolutionary War, a German mercenary (?) -- > I can't quite remember. <<Not really a mercenary but he had Prussian military training and was hired by Washington to teach the American army military disipline. After the war land was rewarded to the veterans and someone said "lets give this rocky hill to Steuben". So the general came here and saw what he had gotten and promptly started selling it to our New England ancestors (including my g-g-grandfather) and later the Welsh migrated here and populated the area. Steuben lived in the town off and on and died here. The memorial is his burial spot. I just read a good web site about the General but can't recall off hand where I found it. Will post it if I stumble on it again. The Boonville fair is still alive and well Marsha. Neal