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The Jean Espy
chapter was organized November 14, 1901, and their charter was
granted January 19, 1902.
The Fort
Madison Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, was named for Jean Espy, heroic
great-grandmother of the Revolutionary period, who molded bullets,
baked "corn-dodgers," and tended the wounded while the young women
handled the guns at McClure's Fort, in North Cumberland County.
She had twenty-one descendants serving in the Revolution. This
chapter has had five descendants of the Espy family as members.
Over the years, the members of the Jean Espy DAR Chapter have placed
three markers to help preserve history:
Grave of Kalawequois
Location:
On the side of Mississippi River Road just off US Highway 61,
about 1/3 mile north of Montrose in Lee County.
History:
Kalawequios was an Indian princess of the Sac and Fox tribe. Her
grave is marked by a bronze inscribed plaque mounted on a
granite boulder near a gated driveway. She died in 1837.
Lone Chimney Monument
Location:
At Ft. Madison in Lee County at 4th Street and Avenue H.
History:
Old Ft. Madison, a military post, was built in 1808 but had a
life of only 10 years. In 1813 it was evacuated and burned by
the garrison. In 1908, a Lone Chimney monument with a bronze
tablet was erected on the site where the old fort stood. On
September 24, 1988, it was rededicated, commemorating the 100th
anniversary of Old Fort Madison
USS Maine Memorial
Location:
At the entrance of the Cattermole Memorial Library at 614 7th
Street, Fort Madison. This is the second plaque for the USS
Maine in Lee County.
History: The
USS Maine was an American battleship that was sunk while
anchored in Havana Harbor. In 1916, the Secretary of the
Navy gave this plaque to honor the men who went down with the
ship.
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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.”
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