Jacksonville Chapter
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Jacksonville, Florida
Organized April 2, 1895
The "Jacksonville"
Chapter is known as the "Mother Chapter of Florida."
All chapters in
Florida have either grown directly from this chapter or from her
offspring.
The Chapter was named in honor of the city named after General
Andrew Jackson, Florida's first provisional governor.
On May 1, 1562, almost a half century after
Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain, Frenchman Jean Ribault sailed into
waters he called the River of May (now called the St. Johns River) to establish
a refuge for French Huguenots.
In 1763, a 20-year period of British ownership began. The British moved to develop plantations and build a road from Savannah to St. Augustine.
A second Spanish period lasted from 1783 to 1821, the year Spain ceded the Floridas (the peninsula was divided into East and West colonies) to the United States and Americans quickly moved into the new territory.
By the eve of the Civil War, industry, such as area lumber mills, had made Jacksonville a growing city. The town was deserted and burned several times during the war, but within two decades would become one of the nation's top winter tourist resorts, sporting many grand hotels.
During the latter part of the 19th century, Jacksonville experienced a major yellow fever epidemic and the southward move of the railroad. In 1901, most of the core city burned down. However, within a decade after the Great Fire, Jacksonville had rebuilt itself into a bustling metropolis and the state's banking center.
After World War II, Jacksonville became the home of several U.S. Navy bases and attracted new businesses such as the insurance industry.
Located at the crossroads of two transcontinental highways, Jacksonville is recognized today as one of the nation's largest cities in land area (841 square miles), a major port, a financial center of Florida, the site of several Navy bases, and home of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars. The city also boasts a Mayo Clinic medical center, the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens, many beautiful beaches and waterways, and over 700,000 residents.
The
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on
October 11, 1890. It is a service organization dedicated to service to the
Nation.
The DAR Motto
God, Home, Country.
Objectives
Historic Preservation
Promotion of Education
Patriotic Endeavors
Florida
State Society Regent
Donna G. Cullen
"Preserving the
Path for Others”
Do you have a Revolutionary Patriot in your family tree? Membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honors and preserves the legacy of your Patriot ancestor. for ELIGIBILITY, please go to the link below And click on MEMBERSHIP.
Please visit our Florida State Society DAR
If you
would like to become a member of the Jacksonville CHAPTER,
please contact
Jurelle Stanton, our Chapter
Regent:
or
Maria Miller, Register
carlotta1@comcast.net
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C. Maria Miller
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