WELCOME!Cherokee Outlet Chapter, NSDAR, is a proud chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR).
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Our State Regent, Nancy Lisle, has adopted "Preserve Protect Prosper" as her theme which reinforces our national motto of "God, Home, and Country." We celebrate our past and build on it as we look to the future. We are committed to furthering the goals of our national and state societies as we promote patriotism, historic preservation, conservation, and education.
DAR Woods County Centennial Wall, 1892-1993
In 1990, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the centennial of its founding. To commemorate the event as well to anticipate the 100-year anniversary of the Cherokee Outlet's "Land Run of 1893," the Cherokee Outlet Chapter, NSDAR, in Alva, Oklahoma, began a project to construct a memorial wall and plaza. The wall and plaza were completed in time to celebrate the centennial of the land run. The wall is constructed of more than 2,500 bricks engraved with some of those who had made the run, as well as early day settlers of Wood County. Also included are those who have lived in the county during the first 100 years following the historic run. The wall along with its plaza stands on the southeast corner of the courthouse square in Alva and is one of the most visited and photographed attractions in the city.
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Oklahoma celebrated its centennial in 2007. To recognize the historic occasion of 100 years of statehood, the Cherokee Outlet Chapter, NSDAR, raised funds to add two sculptures to the wall's plaza. These beautiful statues, sculpted from black granite and standing almost five-feet tall, represent a pioneer couple staking their claim to a homestead in what was once known as "M" County, Oklahoma Territory. Artist Calvin L. Graybill, the husband of Cherokee Outlet Chapter Regent (2004-2008) Verna Graybill, designed the statues.
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last modified 21 October 2022
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