DAR to Install Annual Field of Flags in Downtown Jackson
The Jackson-Madison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) will install their annual Field of Flags on Saturday June 9, at 8:00 a.m. at Triangle Park in downtown Jackson, where Airways Blvd, Main Street and Lafayette Street converge. The flags installed will remain until Saturday, July 7, 2018. The display will be in place for Flag Day on June 14, and for Independence Day on July 4.
In honor of the Revolutionary War patriots, the “Betsy Ross” flags with 13 stars and 13 stripes will be flown.
The flags are flown in honor of the Revolutionary War ancestors of Jackson and Madison County. Madison County was the final home to at least twelve Revolutionary War patriots including: John Arnold; William Betts; Jonas Clark, Sr.; Benjamin Clearwater; John Dillard; Joel Dyer; Richard Fenner; Rev. Green Hill; Chapness Madding; Bradley Medlin; James Nolin; Nicholas Perry; and Moses Robison. These men and all other Revolutionary War Patriots who fought and sacrificed for our nation’s freedom will be honored with Our Field of Flags.
Dedication of the Field of Flags will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The names of the Revolutionary War patriots will be read. As part of this annual dedication ceremony, area Vietnam War Surviving Spouses will be recognized and honored.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3, 000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. DAR is non-partisan and non-political, and welcomes any woman, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineage to a Revolutionary War patriot.
Jackson-Madison Chapter NSDAR was charted in on Flag Day, April 14, 1901, and is one of the oldest and most active chapters in the state of Tennessee.
To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org or the Official YouTube Channel of DAR at http://www.youtube.com/user/TodaysDAR. To learn more about the Jackson-Madison Chapter, visit www.tndar.org/~jacksonmadison, or contact Regent Beth Bates at 731-427-0465 or batesb@aol.com.
