Cahawba chapter NSDAR
cahawba chapter nsdar
Birmingham, Alabama
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OLD CAHAWBA: FIRST CAPITAL OF ALABAMA
Monument erected to honor the first state capital at Old Cahawba. Cahawba was state capital from 1818 - 1826.
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Old Cahawba is Alabama's most famous ghost town. In 1819 the town was carved out of the wilderness to be the state's first capital. Although the state changed the location of the capital in 1826, Cahawba continued to grow into a thriving and wealthy river town. For a short time, after the Civil War, Cahawba attracted emancipated African Americans seeking new freedoms and political power. By 1870, however, the population diminished to 300. By the turn of the century most of Cahawba's buildings were lost to fire, decay, or dismantlement. |
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Founded May 25, 1945
“Service to America”
Founded May 25, 1945
“Service to America”
Chapter Goals:
- Serve our country by supporting troops and veterans
- Serve our state & communities by supporting Kate Duncan Smith DAR school and local schools in the Birmingham area
- Support DAR projects and continue to participate in Service to America
- Serve our country by supporting troops and veterans
- Serve our state & communities by supporting Kate Duncan Smith DAR school and local schools in the Birmingham area
- Support DAR projects and continue to participate in Service to America
WHO IS A DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
For those whose roots date all the way back to the American Revolution, the historic war that earned the United States its independence from England, there is a special group that is dedicated to preserving and promoting the ideals that early Americans fought for -- the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.
Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence is eligible to join the DAR. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage, and death, as well as of the Revolutionary War service of her patriot ancestor.
Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence is eligible to join the DAR. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage, and death, as well as of the Revolutionary War service of her patriot ancestor.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES:
patriotism(1) To cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.
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education(2) To carry out the directive of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, “to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge,” thus developing an enlightened public opinion, and affording to young and old such advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American citizens.
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historic preservation(3) To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence, by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments; by the encouragement of historical research in relation to the American Revolution and the publication of its results; by the preservation of documents and relics, and of the records of the individual services of Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots; and by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries.
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Last Updated: 9 May 2019
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