Welcome to John Paul Chapter, DAR

Founded in 1902, the John Paul Chapter has a long and interesting history. Many of the charter members were from the early settlers of Madison and Jefferson County, Indiana. The ladies of the John Paul Chapter were the driving force in creating the city's first park. Land was acquired, and the city council and other citizens of the community were enlisted to assist in the effort. The endeavor was to carry a patriotic theme, honoring the city's founding father, John Paul. Many local citizens donated items for the park.

On April of 1904 a tree planting at the park was held.
The first were oak trees presented by the state of Pennsylvania and Edward, King of England. The Pennsylvania John Paul Park tree was a "stately oak, 5 feet high and straight as an arrow. The second, also from Pennsylvania, was grown from an acorn picked up on the Battlefield of Gettysburg by Mrs. Rothroch, wife of private secretary of Governor Pennypacker, and retiring regent of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution."

Among other trees received were a beech tree from Governor C. M. Warfield of Maryland. The tenth of the thirteen colonial trees, an elm from the governor of Massachusetts was received and planted in the park. Inscribed on the tag attached read: "Grafted from the original tree in Cambridge, Mass., under whose shades General George Washington first took command of the American army, July 4, 1775".

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Madison, in Jefferson County Indiana is a picturesque city of the historic Northwest Territory. Established in the early years of the nineteenth century, Madison has become a magnet city for those, whose interests lie in the architecture of our nations' history.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's service organization, dedicated to honoring and preserving the legacy of Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors.