About Wahkeena Chapter, NSDAR

The Wahkeena Chapter, NSDAR, is an active chapter, participating in many community projects and activities within the Portland area. We promote community service and support those who serve our nation and education. Throughout the year members of our chapter participate in activities such as volunteer work, community events, and chapter programs. Some of our activities include: ​​​
  • Annual clean up of Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery in Portland, Oregon
  • Collect personal items for wounded veterans at the Oregon Veterans Hospital in Portland, Oregon
  • Send holiday greetings to active duty soldiers and to veterans visiting the Veterans hospital
  • Collect coupons for local military families, and for overseas military families ​in need
  • Promoting and raising awareness of the U.S. Constitution within the Portland area
  • Honoring our DAR Good Citizens awards to an outstanding senior from one of our local high schools
  • Wahkeena Chapter, NSDAR, established the "Wahkeena Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship" in memory of member Mildred Ransom at Western Oregon University. Mildred loved history and was very proud of her Oregon pioneer heritage so the subject of history was chosen. We chose Western Oregon University to implement the Wahkeena Chapter, NSDAR Scholarship which will go to worthy history teacher or teacher with history focus as they earn their Masters degree.​

Wahkeena Chapter Patriots

For more information on these patriots, please use our membership contact form for more information.

Connecticut
Daniel Damon Bryant
Samuel Day 
Moses Deming 
Ashbel King 
John Ladd 
Joseph Loomis 
Lewis Lyman

Massachusetts 
Benjamin Bradshaw 
Daniel Day 
Joseph Moffatt        
Stephen Paine 
David Shepard 
Othniel Taylor

New Hampshire
Joseph Calef 
Joseph Carver 
Seth Wheeler

​​New Jersey 
Richard Runyon 
AbrahamWaglom

New York 
John Freeman
Joseph Washburn

​North Carolina 
James Dix
Peter Dix       
William Faucett 
James Hall 
Robert Wilson 
Hugh Woods 
John Woods

​Pennsylvania
Conrad Fager
Samuel Fenton
Henry Grier 
John Hain 
Mathias Harter 
John Hayes 
Enoch Jones 
Samuel Jones 
Bernard Kepner
​Nicholas Shatto

South Carolina 
William McIntosh 
Samuel Otterson

Vermont
John Sutherland

Virginia    
William Bradshaw 
William Bryant 
Francis Durrett 
Chesley Glover 
Peter Green 
William Massey 
John Miller 
Richard Muse 
Henry Myers 
Josiah Record
Isaac Ruddle  
John Skelton 
Lewis Zirkle

Historical Markers
Scarlet Oak Tree
A bronze marker in front of the tree. Planted in Laurelhurst Park west entrance (SE 33rd Ave & Pine) - Portland.
"This tree was presented by Wahkeena Chapter D.A.R. and dedicated as part of the the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington 1782-1982."

Dedicated in October, 1932.
Columbia Gorge Pioneer Memorial
​A drinking fountain of native stones with a bronze tablet. The DAR Insignia is 18” inches in diameter and cemented to the stone surface. Located along the Columbia River Highway at Wahkeena Falls.
"Dedicated to the Pioneers of the Columbia Gorge by Wahkeena Chapter D.A.R." – followed by DAR Insignia.

​Dedicated on September 11, 1935.
First Ferry Landing in Portland
Portland Information Center (also known as the Rose Building) near the Willamette River – west side near the seawall in Tom McCall park.
The marker is a metal plate on a metal base with words etched on it to commemorate the approximate spot of the first ferry landing honoring James Stephens who operated the first ferry at this site and founded the town of East Portland. First dedicated in 1955, then rededicated in 1976.
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