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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Coordinates: 39°42′26″N 83°53′25″W / 39.707252°N 83.890227°W / 39.707252; -83.890227
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Col. Charles Young House
Front and side of the house
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument is located in Ohio
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument is located in the United States
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
LocationWilberforce, Ohio
Coordinates39°42′26″N 83°53′25″W / 39.707252°N 83.890227°W / 39.707252; -83.890227
Built1864
WebsiteCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
NRHP reference No.74001506
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1974[1]
Designated NHLMay 30, 1974[2]

The Colonel Charles Young house is a National Historic Landmark in Wilberforce, Ohio. A career U.S. Army officer, Charles Young was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1864. He was the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, the first African American military attaché, and the highest ranking black officer in the United States Army until his death in 1922. He also taught military science at Wilberforce University.

On March 25, 2013 under the Antiquities Act, President Barack Obama designated the house as the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service.[3][4] To be operated as a house museum with exhibits as well about the Buffalo Soldiers, it is not yet open for public visitation.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Colonel Charles Young House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. ^ "Presidential Proclamation -- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument celebrated". Dayton Daily News. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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