Old Herod
Chapter
NSDAR
Dawson, Georgia
Terrell County Courthouse.
Dorothy
Walton, for whom the Dorothy Walton
Chapter was named, was married to George
Walton, signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Her fortitude
displayed
during the long struggle for independence
made her a true
heroine of the cause of
freedom.
Stone Castle Chapter was named for "Stone Castle,"
the home of Nathaniel
Green, built at the
earliest settlement in Warwick, Rhode Island.
General Greene was a Rhode Island legislator
and as a general greatly
aided the South during
the Revolution. He was second in command to
General George Washington. The State of Georgia
gave him a plantation
home near Savannah as
reward for his services.
Dorothy Walton and Stone Castle Chapters merged
and the new Chapter was
confirmed by the
National Executive Board on April 16,
1983. They chose
"Old Herod" to be their Chapter
name in honor of a Creek Indian Chief who
was
a staunch friend of the the whites and,
according to local
tradition, joined forces
with Andrew Jackson at Herod Town in 1818.
Together they went to Florida and quelled the
Seminoles. Eight miles
south of Dawson there
is a settlement called Herod. On November 20,
1913, to commemorate the heroism of Old Herod
and his Indians, Dorothy
Walton Chapter, NSDAR,
placed a boulder of marble on the site of Herod
Town.
Honored
Chapter Member
Marjorie Young Fox Garner
Georgia State Regent
1978-1980
Vice President General 1981- 1984
Honorary State Regent
Membership
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in the Old Herod
Chapter NSDAR, contact Chapter.
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information
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