VON STEUBEN, Friedrich Wilhelm: Memorial (ca. 1903) in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. by Albert Jaegers located in James M. Goode's Pennsylvania Avenue area

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VON STEUBEN, Friedrich Wilhelm: Memorial (ca. 1903) in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. by Albert Jaegers located in James M. Goode's Pennsylvania Avenue area

The Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Memorial in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., commemorates the German-Prussian general who trained the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Sculpted by Albert Jaegers around 1903, the bronze statue honors von Steuben's vital role in military discipline and the fight for American independence. The memorial is situated in the Pennsylvania Avenue area near H and 16th Streets NW.