Our History
HISTORY OF THE LEXINGTON CHAPTER
In 1891, the Lexington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was organized by Elizabeth Shelby Kincaid. Miss Kincaid was encouraged by another Lexington native, Mary Desha, who in 1890 while living in Washington D.C. became one of four founders of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution. When an encampment of settlers at McConnell Springs learned about the patriots’ victory at the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts., they named their fledging community Lexington.
In 1896, only five years after its founding, the Lexington Chapter erected a monument at Bryan Station, commemorating the courage of the women of the fort who, during the siege of 1782, fetched water from the spring. The women’s names are carved on the walls to memorialize their bravery. The monument has been preserved several times and an extensive restoration was performed in 2019. The spring still bubbles within the walls of the stone monument as it did during the 1782 battle.
The Lexington Chapter, NSDAR is one of 84 chapters in Kentucky and is a part of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. To learn more click on National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution