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Buffalo Soldiers Historical Markers

Four all-black regiments of the US Army created in 1866 who fought in Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, Mexican Border War.
 
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By Lee Hattabaugh, May 24, 2014
Buffalo Soldiers Marker
1 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Buffalo SoldiersHuntsville, AL
On Poplar Avenue NW at Yukon Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Poplar Avenue NW.
2 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Late Indian Wars1866–1890
Near Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
3 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 31 — Old Plateau CemeteryAfricatown Graveyard
On Bay Bridge Cutoff Road, 0.1 miles north of Chin Street, on the left when traveling south.
4 Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza
On Smith Avenue at Winrow Street, on the left when traveling west on Smith Avenue.
5 Colorado, Costilla County, Fort Garland — 16 — Fort Garland
On State Highway 159, 0.2 miles south of U.S. 160, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
6 Colorado, Costilla County, Fort Garland — 190 — Fort Garland / Buffalo Soldiers
Near State Highway 159, on the right when traveling south.
7 Colorado, Las Animas County, Trinidad — Cathay WilliamsBuffalo Soldier — 1844 - ca. 1892 —
8 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Brandywine Park — African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
9 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Atlas District — 13 — Enterprising FamiliesHub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail —
On H Street Northeast at 13th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northeast.
10 Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa — The Buffalo Soldiers in Tampa Heights1898
On East Columbus Drive at North Central Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Columbus Drive.
11 Florida, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Lincolnville — 94 South StreetACCORD Freedom Trail
On South Street, on the left when traveling east.
12 Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville — Lincoln and GriersonLooking for Lincoln
On East State Street just east of Spaulding Place.
13 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — 41 — Fort Hays
On Bypass U.S. 183, 0.1 miles south of Golf Course Road, on the left when traveling south.
14 Kansas, Geary County, Junction City — Buffalo Soldier Memorial
On West 18th Street (State Highway 57) at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on West 18th Street.
15 Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth — 2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper
On Grant Avenue near Smith Lake, on the right when traveling north.
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16 Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth — Edward Hatch
On Dixie / Pacemaker at Ironwood, on the right when traveling south on Dixie / Pacemaker.
17 Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth — General Colin L. PowellAmerican Statesman • American Son • American Soldier
On Grant Avenue near Smith Lake, on the right when traveling north.
18 Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth — The Buffalo Soldier Monument
Near Grant Avenue.
19 Maryland, Baltimore County, Reisterstown — “Buffalo Soldiers”
On Cockey’s Mill Road at Reisterstown Road (Maryland Route 140), on the left when traveling east on Cockey’s Mill Road.
20 Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Charles Gilbert Thomas, Sr. / William and Evan Budd Homestead / Sandy Spring School / Ross J. BoddySandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road, 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
21 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — 1870-1890The Gilded Age
On West Memorial Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling east.
22 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — Buffalo Soldiers
On Pennsylvania Avenue at Jonathan Street, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Avenue.
23 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — Corporal William Othello Wilson
On Jonathan Street at Pennsylvania Avenue on Jonathan Street.
24 Missouri, Linn County, Laclede — Laclede
On Pershing Drive north of Front Street, on the left when traveling north.
25 Montana, Hill County, Havre — The Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Assinniboine
On Fort Circle near 82nd Avenue West (Assinniboine Road).
26 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 392 — Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
Near U.S. 20, 0.5 miles north of U.S. 20.
27 New Jersey, Gloucester County, Franklinville — The Buffalo Soldiers - 22nd Regiment U.S. Colored TroopsA Tribute To The United States Colored Troops Who Fought For Our Freedom — Civil War 1861 to 1865 —
On Tuckahoe Road (County Route 555) at Sheridan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Tuckahoe Road.
28 New Mexico, Lincoln County, Fort Stanton — Buildings 17 - 20
On Just north of Kit Carson Road north of State Road 220, on the right when traveling north.
29 New Mexico, Luna County, Deming — Cathay Williams(c1850 – Death Date Unknown)
On State Road 26 at milepost 10.2, on the right when traveling east.
30 New York, Orange County, Highland Falls — Buffalo Soldiers
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
31 New York, Orange County, West Point — Buffalo Soldier Field — Ninth Cavalry — Tenth Cavalry
On Mills Road at Thayer Road and Williams Road, on the left when traveling west on Mills Road. Reported missing.
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32 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — African Troops at Fort Ontario
On East 4th Street north of Show Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
33 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — J-108 — William McBryar1861-1941
On East Market Street (Alternate U.S. 29) 0.1 miles west of North/South Dudley Street, in the median.
34 Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Central — Colonel Charles Young1864-1922
On Prospect Road at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Road.
35 Ohio, Greene County, Wilberforce — 24- 29 — Charles Young
On U.S. 42, on the right when traveling west.
36 Ohio, Greene County, Wilberforce — Colonel Charles Young HouseCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument — National Historic Landmark —
On U.S. 42 west of Wilberforce-Clifton Road, on the right when traveling west.
37 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — Ohio Flag Unit
On Main Street (U.S. 40) just west of North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
38 Oklahoma, Canadian County, El Reno — Fort RenoOld Post about 2 mi. N.
On Business Interstate 40 east of Old U.S. 66, on the right when traveling west.
39 Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — Post Guardhouse
40 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Terrace Village — Frank E. Bolden(1912-2003)
On Centre Avenue west of Francis Street, on the right when traveling east.
41 Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle, Middlesex Township — Selfless ServiceBuffalo Soldiers and the Charge for San Juan Hill 1 July 1898
Near Army Heritage Drive.
42 South Carolina, Pickens County, Pickens — Pickens County Buffalo SoldiersFirst War Casualties
Near Pendleton Street, 0.1 miles south of West Main Street.
43 South Dakota, Gregory County, Pickstown — Buffalo Soldiers
Near Stone Church Drive east of Toe Road West, on the right when traveling east.
44 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Prelude: The Green McAdoo School
On Cummings St near West Broad St.
45 Tennessee, Washington County, Jonesborough — 1A 109 — Alfred Martin Ray Buffalo Soldiercirca 1849~1917
On South 2nd Avenue.
46 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Government Hill — 568 — Bullis House — Gen. John Lampham Bullis —
On Pierce St. at E. Grayson St. on Pierce St..
47 Texas, Cochran County, Morton — 14745 — Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877
On State Highway 214, 1.3 miles north of Washington Avenue (State Highway 114), on the left when traveling north.
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48 Texas, El Paso County, El Paso — Fort Bliss Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
Near North Stevens Street, 0.1 miles south of East Yandell Drive.
49 Texas, El Paso County, El Paso — 12796 — Henry O. Flipper
On East Wyoming Avenue at North Cebada Street, on the right when traveling west on East Wyoming Avenue.
50 Texas, El Paso County, Fort Bliss — An Almost Forgotten History
On Buffalo Soldier Road, on the right when traveling west.
51 Texas, El Paso County, Fort Bliss — Buffalo Soldier Memorial of El Paso
On Buffalo Soldier Road, in the median.
52 Texas, Harris County, Houston, South Central Houston — 10696 — The Houston Light Guard
On Caroline Street at Alabama Street, on the right when traveling south on Caroline Street.
53 Texas, Harris County, Houston, Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park — 10624 — Camp Logan
On Arnot Street at Haskell Street on Arnot Street.
54 Texas, Hudspeth County, Fort Hancock — Camp RiceBuilt in 1884-5
On State Highway 20 west of Knox Avenue (State Highway 148), on the left when traveling north.
55 Texas, Kinney County, Brackettville — 16385 — 1873 Infantry Barracks
On Fort Clark Road, on the left when traveling south.
56 Texas, Kinney County, Brackettville — 16260 — 2nd Cavalry Division at Fort Clark
Near Swim Park Lane at MacKenzie Road, on the right when traveling west.
57 Texas, Kinney County, Brackettville — 15811 — New Cavalry Barracks
On McClernand Road at Baylor Street, on the right when traveling west on McClernand Road.
58 Texas, Kinney County, Brackettville — 16041 — Palisado Building Kitchen / Mess Room
On Baylor Street at Lee Court, on the right when traveling south on Baylor Street.
59 Texas, Lynn County, Tahoka — 16331 — Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 in Lynn County
On U.S. 380, 1 mile east of County Road 1328, on the left when traveling east.
60 Texas, Menard County, Fort McKavett — Buffalo Soldiers at Fort McKavett
Near Farm to Market Road 864 at Ranch to Market Road 1674.
61 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — "Double V" Memorial Flagpole“Victory against fascism over there, Victory against Jim Crow over here.”
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 7th Street.
62 Utah, Carbon County, Price — 1900 — The Nine Mile Road
63 Vermont, Chittenden County, Colchester, Colchester Village — Buffalo Soldiers At Fort Ethan Allen1909-1913
On Ethan Allen Avenue at Doyle Street, on the right when traveling south on Ethan Allen Avenue.
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64 Vermont, Chittenden County, Essex, Essex Junction — Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen1909-1913
On College Parkway (Vermont Route 15) at Ethan Allen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on College Parkway.
65 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — 92d Infantry Division
66 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — Buffalo SoldiersCentennial Ceremony — July 1, 1898 - July 1, 1998 —
67 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — The "Buffalo Soldiers"
On Marshall Drive west of North Meade Street, on the right when traveling west.
68 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Radnor - Fort Myer Heights — Buffalo Soldiers at Fort MyerThis sign marks the site of the proposed Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
On Marshall Drive west of North Meade Street, on the right when traveling west.
69 Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania Courthouse — Sergeant Benjamin Brown
Near Catharpin Road (County Route 612) 0.9 miles Old Plank Road (County Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
70 Virginia, Westmoreland County, Zacata — JT-17 — Private Tate, Buffalo Soldier
On Zacata Road (County Route 645) 2 miles north of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the left when traveling north.
71 Washington, Clark County, Vancouver, Hudson Bay — The Infantry Barracks — Officers Row —
On Barnes Street at McClellan Road, on the right when traveling south on Barnes Street.
 
 
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