Bill to Designate Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor Passes House Committee

COLUMBUS –House Bill 253, which will designate the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor, today passed out of the House Transportation Committee with unanimous support, announced bill sponsor, State Rep. Adam Holmes (R-Nashport).

More specifically, the bill will designate the area from the Charles Young National Monument in Wilberforce, Ohio to the Kentucky/Ohio Bridge in Ripley as the “Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor.”

“General Charles Young was a key figure in some of America’s most important military and social history,” said Holmes during his testimony. “We have a great opportunity and a great responsibility to ensure we keep the entire story of our country alive, and this specific road naming is a phenomenal addition to Ohio’s rich reputation for being the home to America’s finest military leaders.”

General Young was a United States military hero and was the fourth U.S. military member in history to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.