Steuben is a town in Washington County, settled in 1760 and incorporated on February 27, 1795 from township T4 EUR, LS. it was named for Baron Von Steuben, Inspector General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

This fishing and summer residential community projects two peninsulas (Dyer Neck and Petit Manan Point) divided by Dyer Bay into coastal waters.

The main village lies at the head of the Bay on U.S. Route 1