DAR Exhibit at Washington Rock

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will participate in Somerset County’s Journey Through the Past history tour on Sunday, October 12, noon to 2 p.m. at Washington Rock State Park in Green Brook, weather permitting. Members of Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter will be on hand to help tell the story of this famous landmark.

According to local tradition, George Washington used this outcrop on the Watchung Mountains as an observation point in 1777. When the site was in danger of being sold to a quarry in 1909, the family of a DAR member purchased 20 acres that included the rock and deeded the land to the State of New Jersey to become one of the first state parks. Continental Chapter DAR then led efforts to erect a monument at the site.

The DAR is a nonprofit service organization open to women 18 and over who can prove descent from an individual who aided the cause of independence during the American Revolution. The DAR promotes education, history and fosters patriotism.

Based in Green Brook, Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter serves areas of Somerset, Middlesex and Union counties. New members are welcome. Contact the chapter at ESCchapterDAR@gmail.com.