SAR, DAR to celebrate 230th anniversary of Revolutionary War battle on Whitley County soil
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This Saturday, November 6, the Indiana SAR and the Colonel Augustin de al Balme DAR Chapter will hold their annual ceremony near the banks of the Eel River in Whitley County, to commemorate the 230th Anniversary of the battle between Colonel de la Balme and his men and Chief Little Turtle and his Miami warriors. This battle occurred on or around November 5, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War.
This year's commemoration will be special for two reasons. First, the Indiana SAR will be dedicating an historical marker which describes the events of the battle and directs visitors to the memorial site. Second, the Col. de la Balme DAR Chapter will be rededicating the memorial which was originally placed at the site by their chapter in 1930. The base has been replaced and the boulder has been restored.
The sign marker dedication will begin at 2 p.m. at the corner of Old Trail Road East and De La Balme Road in Union Township, Whitley County. From that site the ceremony will move down De La Balme Road to the memorial site for the remainder of the commemorative ceremony.
The Indiana SAR and the Col. Augustin de la Balme DAR Chapter invite you to come and be a part of this historic commemoration.
This Saturday, November 6, the Indiana SAR and the Colonel Augustin de al Balme DAR Chapter will hold their annual ceremony near the banks of the Eel River in Whitley County, to commemorate the 230th Anniversary of the battle between Colonel de la Balme and his men and Chief Little Turtle and his Miami warriors. This battle occurred on or around November 5, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War.
This year's commemoration will be special for two reasons. First, the Indiana SAR will be dedicating an historical marker which describes the events of the battle and directs visitors to the memorial site. Second, the Col. de la Balme DAR Chapter will be rededicating the memorial which was originally placed at the site by their chapter in 1930. The base has been replaced and the boulder has been restored.
The sign marker dedication will begin at 2 p.m. at the corner of Old Trail Road East and De La Balme Road in Union Township, Whitley County. From that site the ceremony will move down De La Balme Road to the memorial site for the remainder of the commemorative ceremony.
The Indiana SAR and the Col. Augustin de la Balme DAR Chapter invite you to come and be a part of this historic commemoration.