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Virtual History Field Trips in Steubenville, WV

Classroom visits to nearby listed sites on a screen, for the days a bus is not possible, with the story at each stop.

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State history standards ask for local connections almost every year. The Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has about 112,468 residents, ranking 344th in the country. The list below shows how close the nearest listed sites are to classrooms in Steubenville, WV.

On the record near Steubenville, WV

The 12 nearest

194 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Steubenville, WV.

  1. Market Street Section, Retaining Wall and Water Troughunder a mile from the center of Steubenville · Structure · Steubenville · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  2. Steubenville YMCA Building1.2 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  3. Federal Land Office1.2 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
  4. First Methodist Episcopal--Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church1.3 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
  5. Carnegie Library of Steubenville1.3 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  6. Ohio Valley Clay Company1.4 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  7. Market Street Bridge1.7 miles from the center of Steubenville · Structure · Follansbee · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
  8. Steubenville Pottery Company Buildings2.2 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
  9. Marland Heights Park and Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool3.0 miles from the center of Steubenville · Structure · Weirton · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
  10. Rigas, Dr. George, House3.3 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Weirton · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
  11. People's Bank3.4 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Weirton · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
  12. Independent School District No. 2 Building3.6 miles from the center of Steubenville · Building · Steubenville · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Steubenville, WV. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Virtual Field Trips in Steubenville, step by step

  1. 1

    Pick the listed sites closest to the school

  2. 2

    Read each record as a primary source in class

  3. 3

    Students choose one site and research it further

  4. 4

    Visit in person or on screen and compare to the record

  5. 5

    Present findings and add anything new to the map

What people in Steubenville, WV ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Steubenville, WV?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Is this suitable for students in Steubenville, WV?

Yes. Every stop is a published historic site with its record attached, so the content is factual and sourced. Teachers choose the stops, and the route can be kept to sidewalks and public ground.

Does this line up with state standards?

State history standards in most grades ask students to connect events to local places. The listed sites near your school are those local places, with the primary record already attached.

How a visit works in Steubenville

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Steubenville, WV the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Steubenville, WV are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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