Captain John Young
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 27.644 W 081° 25.429
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Captain John Young
Waymark Code: WMP03
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2006
Views: 39
Grave of Revolutionary War Vet. John Young (1760-1850) located in nearby Sand Run Cemetery. Noted soldier, Indian scout & trapper, he came to Kanawha Val., 1780s, named county trustee, 1794, and farmed 225 acres here.
Marker Title: Captain John Young
Marker Location: US 119 South, at Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle, 4.3 miles north of the Elkview bridge.
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Cemetery Caretaker O.W. England and WV Archives and History 1995
Marker Number: Not listed
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