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The Waubonsie Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, was organized October 12, 1914, with Kate Evan
Tharp elected as the first chapter regent. There were 24
charter members.
The Waubonsie Chapter is named after Chief
Waubonsie of the Potawatomi tribe. In the Indian treaty with
the Iowa government, he gave 5 million acres of Potawatomi tribal
lands for the settlement in Iowa. Chief Waubonsie, along with the other Potawatomie
Indians, lived for a time in what became Mills and Fremont County.
He completed his life in "Waubonsie Village," just north of the
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The Waubonsie Chapter has placed markers at
locations in the area signifying important events or people in
history.
Site
of the First School Building in Clarinda
In 1927, the Waubonsie Chapter placed an
engraved plaque on a boulder on the campus of the Middle School in
Clarinda. This plaque marked the first school building in Clarinda,
which was built in 1854 on what is now the Middle School campus. The
26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, spoke here in 1903 during his
term of office.
Tribute to Glenn Miller
In 1954, the Waubonsie Chapter placed a bronze
plaque inside the National Guard Armory in tribute to Clarinda's
hometown son, Glenn Miller. The plaque proclaimed the National Guard
Armory would be henceforth known as the Glenn Miller Armory. This
was in commemoration of his patriotic response to his country's call
to arms during World War II and the contributions to his world of
music. Miller lost his life in that war, and the Armory was named as
a monument to the "man and his music." The Armory is located at 701
East Washington Street in Clarinda.
Phoebe Tillman Loy -
Daughter of a Patriot
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Phoebe Tillman Loy was born July 15, 1787, in Anderson County,
Virginia (now Tennessee), to Tobias and Catherine (Sharp) Tillman.
She married Jacob Loy in July 1804, in Campbell County, Tennessee.
She died August 11, 1873, in Clarinda, Iowa (Page County), before DAR
was formed.
Her father was Tobias Tillman, who fought in the
Revolutionary War with the North Carolina Militia, under Captain
William O'Neal's "Company of Mounted Men." He was also in
Colonel Butler's Regiment of the North Carolina Line and served
several short tours as a Minute Man.
The Waubonsie Chapter marked her grave
site in 1922.
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DiAnne Lerud-Chubb
Iowa
State Regent
National Motto
"God, Home, and Country"
National Theme
"The Spirit of Hospitality Opens Doors of
Opportunity"
2006-2008 StateTheme
"Iowa Daughters Live Our Revolutionary
Heritage From the Mississippi to the Missouri River"
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