STEUBENVILLE — Area residents can take a walk back in time Friday at Historic Fort Steuben, where members of the Brigade of the American Revolution will offer visitors a taste of what life was like during the American Revolution and the Colonial period.
The brigade, a nonprofit living history organization, is an all-volunteer group that re-enacts what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the American Revolution. Founded in 1962, it now has more than a thousand members nationwide.
And with communities nationwide–including Steubenville and Jefferson County–gearing up for America’s 250th birthday, Paul Zuros, executive director of Historic Fort Steuben, said it’s particularly impactful.
“It’s important for Steubenville because this is our history,” he said. “Steubenville was fou