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In October 1951, several officers
of the National Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution, including Mrs. James
B. Patton, President General,
stopped in Crossville where they
were welcomed by the Mayor
and met by several local women.
Following letters urging the formation of an NSDAR chapter in Crossville, ten women sent a telegram to the National Board on 1 February 1952 that announced the organization of The Crab-Orchard Chapter. Confirmation by the National Board of Management arrived on that same day. The charter was presented in September 1953.
The chapter is named for the famed early settlement, The Crab (Apple) Orchard, on the historic Avery's Trace, which crossed Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
Following letters urging the formation of an NSDAR chapter in Crossville, ten women sent a telegram to the National Board on 1 February 1952 that announced the organization of The Crab-Orchard Chapter. Confirmation by the National Board of Management arrived on that same day. The charter was presented in September 1953.
The chapter is named for the famed early settlement, The Crab (Apple) Orchard, on the historic Avery's Trace, which crossed Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
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Chapter History
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During 1785 an Indian trail known as
Tallonteeskee's Trail was ordered
blazed out and made fit for wagon
travel by the General Assembly of
North Carolina. It was known as
Avery's Trace, and it linked eastern
settlements with those in the
Cumberlands. Crude rest stops
dotted the way. Bishop Frances
Asbury wrote on 29 September 1800,
"We came to the new station at 'the
Crab Orchard' where although the
station was not yet put in order, Mr.
Sidney received us politely and
treated us to tea." The Crab
Orchard Inn was a stopping place
for Presidents Jackson and Polk.
The first recorded land grants in this section were made to Stockley Donelson, William Tyrell, and Thomas Wade in 1796.
The Crab-Orchard was probably named for the many wild crab apple trees that were in abundance. Their delicate pink blooms and sweet perfume pervade the air in early spring.
The first recorded land grants in this section were made to Stockley Donelson, William Tyrell, and Thomas Wade in 1796.
The Crab-Orchard was probably named for the many wild crab apple trees that were in abundance. Their delicate pink blooms and sweet perfume pervade the air in early spring.
The Crab-Orchard
Nancy Mitchell
Donna England
Charlotte Reynolds
Ruby Pruett
Linda Drager
Jayne White
Karen Dunivan
Joyce Van
Cheryl Chrobot
Donna England
Charlotte Reynolds
Ruby Pruett
Linda Drager
Jayne White
Karen Dunivan
Joyce Van
Cheryl Chrobot
Our emblem is a gold wheel
Banded with deepest blue
Each shining spoke tipped with a star
The distaff shining through;
The only jewel in the world
That money cannot buy
Without such proof of ancestry
As no one can deny.
Banded with deepest blue
Each shining spoke tipped with a star
The distaff shining through;
The only jewel in the world
That money cannot buy
Without such proof of ancestry
As no one can deny.
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excerpt from Kinnikinic: A Book of Western Verse
by Clara Treadway Weir, 1907
by Clara Treadway Weir, 1907