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Pilot Rock Chapter, NSDAR
Cherokee, Iowa


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Pilot Rock Chapter, NSDAR

The Pilot Rock Chapter, NSDAR, was chartered on July 16, 1917.  The organizing regent, Mrs. Eunice Stiles, had moved to Cherokee in 1907, bringing her DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) membership papers from Connecticut. She and other future chapter members would ride the train to Sioux City to attend DAR meetings. It would be an all-day trip.  
pilot rock
The chapter is named after a local landmark, Pilot Rock, a large red quartzite boulder left from the Ice Age, that served as a landmark on the prairie for Indians, early settlers, and pioneers. Pilot Rock Chapter, NSDAR, proudly provides scholarships to area high school seniors and to member descendants each year.  Projects of importance to our members include service to veterans, laying of wreaths to honor and remember veterans, financially assisting county cemeteries who erect cemetery directories, encouraging youth participation in history essay contests, providing flags to local schools, honoring citizens for outstanding community service, sponsoring a C.A.R. Society, supporting DAR Schools, and participating in local community projects.
parade
                                      entry
Our parade entry

ROTC
                                      award
ROTC Award presentation
cemetery stone cleaning
A local funeral director gave us a lesson on cleaning grave stones.
flag
                                      presentation
Presenting a Flag to the winner of our
Constitution Week Facebook Contest.
DAR Good Citizen
Our chapter Good Citizen reading his essay at our
Award program in February.

award presentation

Presenting Community Awards in February

photos courtesy of chapter members

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