Near Elkview in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Captain John Young
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John Young Early Settler
Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008
1. Captain John Young Marker
John Young Early Settler marker text on opposite side.
Captain John Young. Grave of Revolutionary War Vet. John Young (1760-1850) located in nearby Sand Run Cemetery. Noted soldier, Indian scout & trapper, he came to Kanawha Val., 1780s, named county trustee, 1794, and farmed 225 acres here.
John Young Early Settler. After military service in Rev. War and Indian Wars, John Young and wife Keziah, Lewis Tackett's daughter, settled here (1801) on land granted by Va. Gov. Tyler. They raised 11 children on Young's Bottom farm, bordered by Sand Run Creek to Youngs Creek from Elk R. to Wills Creek. He helped build Fort Lee and defend Tackett's Fort, from which in 1790s raid he saved wife and infant son in daring escape in canoe.
Erected 1995 by Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8516 and Ladies Auxiliary West Virginia, Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 38° 27.647′ N, 81° 25.431′ W. Marker is near Elkview, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. George Clendenin / Town of Clendenin (approx. 4.3 miles away); Petrochemical Plant (approx. 4.4 miles away); Pinch Reunion (approx. 4.7 miles away); Simon Kenton (approx. 7 miles away); W. Va. Air National Guard Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away); Golden Delicious Apple (approx. 11 miles away); Pocatalico River (approx. 12.4 miles away); a different marker also named Daniel Boone (approx. 12½ miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Daniel Boone (was approx. 12½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008
2. John Young Early Settler Marker
Captain John Young marker text on opposite side.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008
3. Captain John Young/John Young Early Settler Marker
Photo taken looking north on U.S. Route 119
Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008
4. Captain John Young/John Young Early Settler Marker
Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle Church is on the right and photo taken looking south on U.S. Route 119
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 5,470 times since then and 321 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
