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Welcome to the Council Bluffs Chapter DAR web
site. We are located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where we are
surrounded by the unique and beautiful Loess Hills. Our
chapter is named for the city in which we reside. The
name implies that Native American council meetings were held on the
Missouri River, and it was also the stopping place for members of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. We were one of the first chapters to
be organized in the Iowa Society DAR and celebrated our 100th
birthday in 1997.
The Council Bluffs Chapter promotes historic preservation, patriotic
education, scholarships, DAR Schools, citizenship training, and
support for the veterans. Our notable activities include
helping with the Lincoln Memorial in Lincoln Park, the Revolutionary
War Ancestor Memorial in Bayliss Park and the Lewis and Clark
Monument in Council Bluffs.
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Lincoln Monument |
Lincoln Monument Plaque |
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The Lincoln Monument was erected in July, 1911 and
commemorates Abraham Lincoln's visit to the site in 1859.
From this site, Lincoln viewed and selected the Eastern
Terminus of the first transcontinental railroad built in the
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Lewis and Clark Monument |
Bayliss Park Fountain |
Recently the chapter contributed to the new fountain in Bayliss
Park. The new fountain was dedicated in the Spring of 2007.
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Linda D. Van Niewaal
Iowa
State Regent
National Motto
"God, Home, and Country"
National Theme
“Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present, Invest in the Future.”
2010-2012 StateTheme
“It is today we must create
the world of the future.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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