Mary Slocumb Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution

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Mary Slocumb Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution This is the official public page of the Mary Slocumb Chapter of the NSDAR. Founded in Mooresville, NC. Members are from all across the US. George C.

The Mary Slocumb Chapter is the fourth oldest in North Carolina,
having organized on October 1, 1903 with Mrs. Goodman as
Organizing Regent. Its Charter date is May 23, 1904.

08/22/2026
08/22/2026
08/22/2026

Join the Town of Mooresville, the Exchange Club of Mooresville/Lake Norman, and Richard's Coffee Shop as we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with a morning of remembrance, reflection, and tribute.
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8:00 a.m. | Gather at Richard’s Coffee Shop for Remembrance Walk
8:46 a.m. | Silent Remembrance Walk to Liberty Park
9:00 a.m. | 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at Liberty Park
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This milestone anniversary honors the lives lost on September 11, 2001, recognizes the courage and sacrifice of first responders, military members, and all who answered the call to serve, and reflects on the strength and resilience that continue to unite our nation.​
The ceremony will feature a special musical performance by Anthony Kearns of the Irish Tenors, patriotic tributes, moments of reflection, and opportunities for our community to gather in remembrance and gratitude.
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We invite everyone to walk, gather, and remember together as we honor those we lost, celebrate the heroes who inspired a nation, and reaffirm that we will never forget.

08/22/2026

As the nation celebrates its 250th, Tryon Palace illuminates North Carolina's unsung contributions in the fight for American independence with a new tour.

08/22/2026

Cornwallis took Charlotte in an afternoon and spent the next two weeks wishing he had not. 🐝

On September 26, 1780, the British army came up the road into a village of maybe twenty houses. Waiting at the square was Colonel William Richardson Davie with about a hundred and fifty men, most of them posted behind the low stone wall of the market house under the courthouse. When the British Legion cavalry came down the street, Davie's riflemen emptied saddles and drove them back. It happened a second time before weight of numbers told and Davie pulled out in good order.

Holding the town turned out to be far worse than taking it. Militia in Mecklenburg and Rowan counties cut up every foraging party and courier the British sent out, so thoroughly that Cornwallis could not get reliable word from his own outposts. His army sat in a hostile county eating badly and learning nothing. 🔥

Then word came of Kings Mountain, and on October 12 he left. British officers wrote about that country afterward in language that stuck, and Charlotte has called itself the hornet's nest ever since, which makes it one of the few civic nicknames anywhere that started as a complaint from the losing side.

We are all so very proud of Mary and grateful to her for all that she has done for each of us and to DAR and the greater...
06/25/2026

We are all so very proud of Mary and grateful to her for all that she has done for each of us and to DAR and the greater community as a teacher, councilor and friend.
North Carolina Society DAR North Carolina Society DAR District IV

Special to IFN The Mary Slocumb Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated longtime Mooresville community leader Mary Morrow as she received the Order of the Long Leaf Pin…

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