![]() ![]() It is now the Chapter House of the Decatur Chapter Daughters American Revolution. In the year 1907 the old Macon County courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law was moved to Fairview Park, rebuilt and restored to its original condition. Suitably engraved bronze tablet to mark the site near Decatur of the first home in Illinois of Abraham Lincoln. In June, 1905, the members placed a large granite boulder bearing a While Decatur Chapter has not distinguished itself by any great achievements it has accomplished some worthy work. ![]() "The members are also pledged to cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of America to foster true patriotism and love of country and to aid in securing for mankind all belongings of liberty. "To perpetuate the memory of the spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence, by the acquisition and protection of historic spots by the erection of memorial tablets and monuments by the encouragement of historical research by the promotion and celebration of all patriotic anniversaries and by the preservation of documents, relics and records. The chapter now numbers eighty-five members with the following officers:Īs stated in the Constitution the object of the organization is: The Decatur Chapter of the Society of Daughters American Revolution was formed with fifteen charter members, February 4, 1896, at the home of Miss Myra Belle Ewing, who was elected its first Regent. NATIONS and men and women are born, run their course and die, but the records of their lives and deeds go on either as a warning or encouragement to those who follow after. ![]()
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