Colonel Charles Young House - Wilberforce OH
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 42.434 W 083° 53.418
17S E 252214 N 4399258
Colonel Charles Young House has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This building possesses national significance as the home of Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922). Third black graduated of West Point.
Waymark Code: WM17QGK
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2023
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THE PLACE:
Colonel Charles Young House has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This building possesses national significance as the home of Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922).
It is now the The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a National Monument of the United States, commemorates the life of Charles Young (1864-1922), an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel. It is located on United States Route 42 in Wilberforce, Ohio, in a house purchased by Young in 1907 that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The monument is administered by the National Park Service; the house is open by appointment for tours.
The location is 1120 US Route 42 E, Wilberforce, OH USA 45384
THE PERSON:
Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922). Third black graduated of West Point, Professor of Military Science at Wilberforce, first African American Military Attache, first African American Superintendent of National Parks, and highest ranking black line officer from 1894-1922.
Year it was dedicated: 1974
Location of Coordinates: Building Entrance
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building
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