Tuesday, 17 April 1964, at seven o'clock in the
morning, fifteen Organizing Members of Peter Puget Chapter, NSDAR met to complete
their organizational procedure. This day coincided with the first day of
the 73rd Continental Congress which was meeting in Washington,
DC. As of 2007, the chapter has 60 members.
The chapter name of Peter Puget was chosen in honor
of 2nd Lieutenant Peter Puget, the second officer on board the HMS
Discovery, commanded by Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798). In May of
1792, while on a four year voyage around the world, they sailed through the
Straits of Juan de Fuca to discover a sea in the forest. Lt Puget
was assigned the job of exploring and surveying the shorelines of this inland
sea. Subsequently Capt Vancouver named this sea Puget Sound to
commemorate Puget's dedication to duty and outstanding work. Lt
Puget rose to the rank of Rear Admiral before his death in
1822.
Shortly after Peter Puget chapter was organized, the
burial site of Admiral Puget was discovered in a small country churchyard in
Woolley, a suburb of Bath, Somerset, England.
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