As the United States looks toward the 250th anniversary of its founding in 2026, a new marker is paying tribute to the men and women who fought for the nation’s independence.
The Dorothy Q Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a plaque recognizing Revolutionary War veterans Saturday in a ceremony at the Elston Memorial Home.
“We want to honor them and we want to tell their stories,” Charlotte Blair, Indiana State DAR regent, said before unveiling the plaque in front of members gathered on the chapter house’s porch.
The plaque reads: “This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, valiantly fought to found a new nation. 1775-1783.”
The marker is part of a nationwide awareness campaign by the service organization, which is open to women who are direct descendants of a person involved in the U.S. efforts toward independence.
DAR seeks to place at least one of the markers in every state ahead of the nation’s milestone anniversary.
About 231,000 men and some 20,000 women served in the fight, according to scholars’ estimates.
The graves of 15 Revolutionary War soldiers have been documented so far in Montgomery County. Their names are listed on another plaque at the chapter house.
DAR chapters nationwide are planning events to celebrate the upcoming anniversary. In 2017, the national society gave money to the National Park Service to plant 76 trees at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.
The organization is also establishing a “Pathway of Patriots” along a southeastern Pennsylvania trail that connects the nation’s oldest botanical garden with Valley Forge National Historical Park.
