Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will join state, federal and local officials from Kentucky and Ohio, as well as African American community leaders and representatives from military history organizations, to dedicate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historic Corridor Thursday afternoon.
Beshear will ceremonially sign Senate Joint Resolution 58.
The resolution “designates the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor; directs the Transportation and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinets to work cooperatively to promote the historical, military, and cultural significance of the corridor, and work with their counterparts in Ohio to promote the corridor as a regional attraction.”
The route extends from Camp Nelson in Jessamine County to the Ohio and Kentucky border at Mays Lick as the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor.
Young was born to enslaved parents Gabriel and Arminta Young in Mays Lick, Kentucky, on March 12, 1864, according to the resolution. Further, he was the third African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1889.
The dedication is set for June 1, at 2:30 p.m. at 6319 Helena Road in Mays Lick.