Volunteers from the community are at CharlesYoungNPS today on this #DayOfService to fill boxes of park literature that will go out to area students. Thx to all who volunteer on this meaningful day!!! #MLKDay2021

112 years ago, William Howard Taft would be inaugurated, but it wasn't on Jan. 20th, like President-Elect Biden will be today. Find out...bit.ly/Taft1909 Photo: Taft & T. Roosevelt on their way to the #Capitol for Taft's swearing in. Library of Congress #Inauguration2021

Nearly 120 years after Charles Young became the 1st Black Captain in the U.S. Army, another African American history 1st. Lloyd J. Austin becomes the 1st Black Sec. of Defense. A graduate of U.S. Military Academy at West Point like Young, Austin served 41 years in the U.S. Army. apnews.com/article/joe-bi…

Photos from the recent #MLKDay2021 #dayofservice have been posted, go.nps.gov/CHYOphotos. Thanks to everyone who took time out of their day to assist at this meaningful event!

We're proud and excited to be the National Park Service Getaway for #BlackHistoryMonth! nps.gov/articles/000/g…

Buffalo Soldiers in Hawaii for vacation in 1913? Not quite. Read about the 25th infantry & what they were doing on the island at that time. Hint: it had something do with roads and trails...and lava! Visit Hawaii Volcanoes NPS website at go.nps.gov/HAVObuso for the amazing story.

Check out this special photo gallery from a very special day for twenty new #American #citizens. CharlesYoungNPS hosted its 3rd #naturalization ceremony on Sept. 9th, 2021. Thanks to all who attended and congrats to all of #America's newest citizens! go.nps.gov/CHYOnat#3

Meet Natalie, who will be speaking at our Nov. 10 event on volunteering in parks! She’s a high school senior ☘️ #GirlScout, who earned a 🥇Gold Award at CharlesYoungNPS to help restore the park’s #bat population. 📸 Courtesy of Natalie Kaminski #FindYourPark #NPSYouth #BatWeek

The 100th Commemoration Event for Charles Young gets underway at 11:00 A.M. EST. Join the Zoom meeting, courtesy of our friends at The Col. Charles Young Foundation, bit.ly/CHYO100 Please, ensure you are muted and your video feed is disabled when joining.

** OPERATIONS UPDATE ** Due to the expected severe winter weather, the visitor center will be closed on Thursday (02/03/22). Please use extreme caution if traveling as road conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly when the ice and snow begins to fall.

** OPERATIONS UPDATE ** The park visitor center is tentatively scheduled for a delayed reopening of 12noon tomorrow, Friday, December 4th, 2022. Please use extra caution if traveling on area roadways as they are hazardous. Check back for additional park operational updates.

Col. Charles Young lived a remarkable life. Born in Kentucky to enslaved parents in 1864, he graduated from West Point and became the highest-ranking Black officer in the military. I’m proud to have supported his posthumous promotion to Brigadier General in honor of his service.

Thank you Governor Andy Beshear for your work to ensure Colonel Young receives the recognition he deserves. If folks have a minute today, I encourage you to read about the Colonel’s service to our nation: nps.gov/chyo/learn/his…

** OPERATIONS UPDATE ** Due to the severe winter weather and hazardous road conditions, the visitor center will be closed on Friday (02/04/22). Please use extreme caution if you have to travel as roads are snow and ice covered throughout the county.

#OnThisDay March 12, 1864, Brigadier General Charles Young was born in May's Lick, Kentucky. Learn more about General Young at nps.gov/chyo/learn/his…. Photo: Portrait of General Charles Young, ca. 1916, courtesy of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center.

Yesterday, on March 12, 2025, we joined local community and park partners to celebrate the 161st birthday of Brigadier General Charles Young. To see more photos from the event, check out go.nps.gov/CHYO161bday #Birthday Photo: Speakers at 161st Birthday Event, NPS Photo

#OnThisDay March 25, 2013, President Barack Obama established the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument as the 401st National Park Service site. To learn more about the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, check out nps.gov/chyo/index.htm #BuffaloSoldiers

In honor of #WomensHistorMonth we are celebrating the life of Marie Aurelia Young, daughter of Brigadier General Charles and Ada Young. To learn more about Marie Young, check out nps.gov/people/marie-y… Photo: Marie Young, courtesy of Wilberforce University Library.

We are hiring a Seasonal Student Trainee Park Guide to join our interpretation team! To learn more about this paid opportunity to work at the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument while still in school, check out usajobs.gov/job/836959700.

Join us tomorrow for the unveiling of the Rubin Observatory's first images during our #RubinWatchParty from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Learn more at nps.gov/planyourvisit/… Photo: Milky Way above Deasey Mountain in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, NPS / Gin Majka