Fort Atkinson-Eli Pierce Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution
Fort Atkinson, WI
The history of the Fort Atkinson chapter reflects the ladies' interest in
preserving local history and serving the community. On June 1, 1907, they marked the site of the original fort and stockade with a handsome boulder
and bronze plaque. The chapter also preserved the best Indian intaglio mound remaining in Fort Atkinson, a panther intaglio that might otherwise
have been ploughed to oblivion in a farm field about a mile and a half from the city center. They leased the land and later purchased it.
On June 5, 1920, they marked the site during a dedication ceremony and pageant attended by several thousand people. Chapter members also helped
organize the Hoard Historical Museum when it first opened in the basement of the public library in 1934. In 2007, we assisted WISSAR, the
Whitewater Historical Society, and local patriotic organizations, erecting a Wisconsin Historical Society marker at Oak Grove Cemetery in honor
of Revolutionary War patriots Eli Pierce and Israel Ferris, who are buried there. For more than a century, the chapter has assisted Girl Scouts,
the Red Cross, and veterans, participated in Memorial Day ceremonies, and honored local DAR Good Citizens.
Charter Members
Charter Members
Charter Members
Anna Rogers Caswell
Elva Davis Ogden
Samaria Bartholomew Clapp
May Caswell Perry
Isabel Caswell Coe
Mary Louise Pratt
Florence Chambers Dexheimer
Sara P. Hall Pratt
Jeanette Guile Greene
Amelia M. Jones Rankin
Nellie Clapp Hopkins
S. May Bartholomew Rogers
Luella West Hoard
Grace Gertrude Rogers
Frances Cole Jones
Mabel Nina Stair
Lillian Stair Schreiner
Fort Atkinson-Eli Pierce Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution
Fort Atkinson, WI
The history of the Fort Atkinson chapter reflects the ladies' interest in
preserving local history and serving the community. On June 1, 1907, they marked the site of the original fort and stockade with a handsome boulder
and bronze plaque. The chapter also preserved the best Indian intaglio mound remaining in Fort Atkinson, a panther intaglio that might otherwise
have been ploughed to oblivion in a farm field about a mile and a half from the city center. They leased the land and later purchased it.
On June 5, 1920, they marked the site during a dedication ceremony and pageant attended by several thousand people. Chapter members also helped
organize the Hoard Historical Museum when it first opened in the basement of the public library in 1934. In 2007, we assisted WISSAR, the
Whitewater Historical Society, and local patriotic organizations, erecting a Wisconsin Historical Society marker at Oak Grove Cemetery in honor
of Revolutionary War patriots Eli Pierce and Israel Ferris, who are buried there. For more than a century, the chapter has assisted Girl Scouts,
the Red Cross, and veterans, participated in Memorial Day ceremonies, and honored local DAR Good Citizens.
| Charter Members | Charter Members |
|---|---|
| Anna Rogers Caswell | Elva Davis Ogden |
| Samaria Bartholomew Clapp | May Caswell Perry |
| Isabel Caswell Coe | Mary Louise Pratt |
| Florence Chambers Dexheimer | Sara P. Hall Pratt |
| Jeanette Guile Greene | Amelia M. Jones Rankin |
| Nellie Clapp Hopkins | S. May Bartholomew Rogers |
| Luella West Hoard | Grace Gertrude Rogers |
| Frances Cole Jones | Mabel Nina Stair |
| Lillian Stair Schreiner |
