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The preserved home of a former slave who became the third African American to graduate from West Point, and the first African American to reach the status of Colonel in the American army.
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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Reservations recommended.
A park with a nice pond and picnic pavilions.