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Unveiling of Charles
Young Memorial
Highway Marker.
Mason County
Colonel Charles
Young JROTC
Battalion-Maysville,
Kentucky
our Executive Council, Howard age anyone interested in history mations in acknowledgement of
D. Jackson and Holbert Maxey, to visit the museum and arrange the occasion. Honorable David
we were met by Congresswoman a tour down “Colonel Charles Cartmell, Mayor of Maysville,
State House of Representatives, Young Corridor.” KY, Dr. Gerald L. Smith, Chair-
Honorable Marsha Bayless, Mayor The road passes through his child- man, Kentucky African American
of Xenia, Ohio, Dr. Freeman, hood home in Ripley, Ohio to Heritage Commission, Honorable
President of Wilberforce Univer- Mays Lick, Kentucky to the birth Joe Pfeffer, Judge/Executive of
sity, Cameron Sholly, the Midwest cabin of the legendary Soldier. We Mason County Fiscal Commis-
Regional Manager of the National were fortunate to have Dr. Floyd sion and members of the Com-
Park Service and Renotta Young a Thomas and Historian Jerry Gore mission, Former Judge/Executive
descendant of the legendary Colo- and Ms. Peggy Overly guide us James L. Gallenstein, Chairman of
nel for the ceremony. The Mu- through the history of the region. the Cabin Committee, Rick Ross,
seum was represented by Mr. Burt It is a pilgrimage we would en- Principal of Mason County High
Logan, Chief Executive Officer, courage everyone who appreciate School, LTC Thomas Cordingly,
Dr. Charles A. Wash, Director and history to undertake. A visit to the Commander of the High School
members of their staff. area should be a Bucket List item Colonel Charles Young JROTC
The maquette of Colonel Young for Black Veterans and our Omega Battalion and the extraordinary
was unveiled by the Sculptor An- Psi Phi Fraternity Brothers who Cadets met the tour bus at the
tonio Tobias Mendez. The bronze pledge to the memory of the late cabin. The Cadets performed the
figure of the Soldier on horse- Colonel. memorable “Missing Person Table
back fit the decorum of the main Arriving at the Cabin, we were Salute.” The ceremony received a
gallery. Colonel Charles Young met by Kentucky State Representa- standing ovation. The Cadets pre-
and the Buffalo Soldiers adorned tives Mitchel B. Denham, Jr who sented the Coalition with an enve-
the space in artifacts and graphic sponsored legislation to rename lope containing approximately 500
presentation. The maquette was Highway 324 as the Colonel signatures from their classmates
positioned in the gallery between a Charles Young Memorial High- calling for the Colonel’s Honorary
uniform once worn by the Colonel way and Representative Reginald Presidential Promotion.
and a coat made from the hide of Meeks representing the Kentucky In closing, it was a Great Day.
a Buffalo. The presentation was Legislative Black Caucus. Both
outstanding. We would encour- representatives presented Procla-
