MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Charles Young Birthplace

Mason County, Kentucky
· 1864 - 1922 →
Military
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Charles Young was the third Negro to graduate from West Point Military Academy and became a Colonel in the United States Army, distinguished for his service in Haiti and Liberia as a military organizer, map maker, and road builder.
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