The Pilot Rock Chapter DAR was chartered on
July 16, 1917. The organizing regent,
Mrs. Eunice Stiles, had moved to Cherokee in
1907, bringing her DAR (Daughters of the
American Revolution) membership papers from
Connecticut. She and other future chapter
members would ride the train to Sioux City to
attend DAR meetings. It would be an all-day
trip.
The chapter is named after a local landmark,
Pilot Rock, a large red quartzite boulder left
from the Ice Age, that served as a landmark on
the prairie for Indians, early settlers, and
pioneers. Pilot Rock Chapter proudly provides
scholarships to area high school seniors and
to member descendants each year.
Projects of importance to our members include
service to veterans, laying of wreaths to
honor and remember veterans, financially
assisting county cemeteries who erect cemetery
directories, encouraging youth participation
in history essay contests, providing flags to
local schools, honoring citizens for
outstanding community service, sponsoring a
C.A.R. society, supporting DAR schools, and
participating in local community projects.
The chapter has assisted nine cemeteries thus
far to erect cemetery directory boards to
assist visitors in locating specific
graves. The largest of these directories
is located at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee.
Chapter members served on a community
committee that raised funds, developed plans,
and constructed the directory. Several former
chapter members and benefactors are buried at
Oak Hill.
The Pilot Rock Chapter placed two DAR markers
at area landmarks:
Pilot
Rock Lookout
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