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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

About Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

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.

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Biographical museumHistoric house museum
Founded
2013
Annual visitors
2.5K
in 2020

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Photos of Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

  1. Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Wilberforce01WilberforceNyttend · Public domain
  2. Judge James Gallestein speaks to Jr. Rangers and park staff inside of the Young birth cabin. (cbaef41a-7e92-4fd8-86d3-75d71238452b)02Judge James Gallestein speaks to Jr. Rangers and park staff inside of the Young birth cabin. (cbaef41a-7e92-4fd8-86d3-75d71238452b)NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain
  3. Action Art in action (0ca7e2f6-26b5-4fe1-a800-fee0b942e4fd)03Action Art in action (0ca7e2f6-26b5-4fe1-a800-fee0b942e4fd)NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain
  4. Park guide Demetrius Summerville dons a protective suit (0cd9e776-85ce-4f5e-9dfc-84fb3afb9975)04Park guide Demetrius Summerville dons a protective suit (0cd9e776-85ce-4f5e-9dfc-84fb3afb9975)NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain
  5. Paint in cans and bottles (25c2ab72-006a-4aec-9562-329009d3a997)05Paint in cans and bottles (25c2ab72-006a-4aec--329009d3a997)NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain
  6. Park guide Demetrius Summerville uses boxing gloves with paint applied to them and pounds it onto a canvass. (27f1eba9-f8ac-458d-9132-de9e8359c1ef)06Park guide Demetrius Summerville uses boxing gloves with paint applied to them and pounds it onto a canvass. (27f1eba9-f8ac-458d--de9e8359c1ef)NPS/Tom Engberg · Public domain

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