The Botetourt Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), in conjunction with the Botetourt County Historical Society, will unveil the America 250 Patriots Marker at the Botetourt Museum of History & Culture this Saturday, May 18, at 3 p.m.
Main Street in Fincastle will be closed from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday between Roanoke and Church streets. In the event of rain, the dedication will be held in Fincastle Presbyterian Church. All are invited to a reception that will be held following the dedication ceremony.
DAR’s goal is to place at least one marker in every state in advance of the nation’s 250th anniversary in an effort to create a coast-to-coast network of markers. Guest speakers will be on hand that include Virginia State Regent Laurie Parker Nesbitt.
At last Thursday’s meeting of Fincastle Town Council, a resolution was adopted celebrating the unveiling noting that “this marker be a reminder to all who see it to emulate (our nation’s founders’) conviction, courage, and cooperation toward national unity.”
DAR is an American women’s service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism honoring the Patriots of the Revolutionary War. Membership is open to
any woman who can prove she is descended from a person who fought for the country during the Revolutionary War, has an ancestor who provided supplies or has an ancestor who provided civic service to their community. There are 16 chapters in the greater Roanoke area and 3,000 chapters in the world. Currently 190,000 women are members of DAR, and over 1 million women have joined since it was founded in 1890.
The Botetourt Museum of History & Culture is located at 26 E. Main Street in Fincastle. To learn more about the DAR, visit www.dar.org/national-society/what-we-do.
~ Fincastle Herald staff report
