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History Of Sandy Springs Chapter

The area north of Atlanta, Georgia, known as Sandy Springs was named for actual springs currently protected for their historical significance. Settlement in the region known as Sandy Springs dates to 400 A.D., and it was inhabited by Creeks and Cherokees in the 1500s.  Today the springs continue to produce ten gallons of water per minute. This area was initially traveled by buffalo, Native Americans, and then British traders. It later became a major migration trail for Colonial Europeans. The freshwater springs which bubbled from the sandy ground and sustained life for the earliest inhabitants are today located behind the Williams-Payne House on Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, Georgia.

During the 16th century the Creek Muskogee Tribe settled in the Sandy Springs area. This location, No Man’s Land, was well-suited for villagers because of the abundant rivers, woodlands, springs, and wildlife. A heavily traveled area, the Sandy Springs site became a trading post to sustain the early Creek Muskogee population. When gold was discovered, the Treaty of Indian Spring forced the Native Americans to cede their land to the government.

In 1821, with the onset of Land Lotteries, this rich soil was developed into a farming community. In the Land Lottery of 1825, James Wilbourn of Greene County paid the grant fee of $19.00 for Land Lot #88. His original Lot #88 consisting of 202.5 acres is considered the heart of Sandy Springs.

In 1966 an impressive bid for freedom started as a grass roots effort to defeat annexation by the city of Atlanta. This successful campaign resulted in the formation of a new city. Sandy Springs is now Georgia’s 7th largest city with an estimated population of 85,000. It was incorporated in December 2005 after more than thirty years of persistent legal and political maneuvering by its staunch residents. With the steadfast leadership of Eva Galambos, its citizens fought for the right to break from Fulton County and for their right to more effectively administer their own services and uphold their quality of life. An overwhelming 94% of the residents voting on June 21, 2005, favored incorporation. In November 2005 Eva Galambos was easily elected to be the first Mayor of the new city of Sandy Springs.

This area of historical significance was chosen as the namesake for a new DAR chapter. Sandy Springs Chapter, Sandy Springs, Georgia, with 28 organizing members, was confirmed by the National Board of Management on 3 February 2007. The organizing meeting was held at the Cherokee Country Club, Sandy Springs, Georgia with Mrs. E. Lynn Brackey, organizing regent, presiding.

Site of the original sandy springs.

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Chapter Officers

REGENT:  E. Lynn Brackey

VICE REGENT:  Joyce Chrisman

CHAPLAIN:   Gene Wood

RECORDING SECRETARY:   Gail Godfrey

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:  Priscilla Leming

TREASURER:  Judy Parker

REGISTRAR:  Dee Redkevitch

HISTORIAN/LIBRARIAN:  Sharon Steele-Smith

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Patriots

Samuel Agnew, SC Henry Albright, NC George Anderson, SC Joseph Arrington, NC Robert Ashurst, VA Capt. James Barnett, VA Sgt. John Barnett, VA William Barron, GA Alpheus Bates, MA Francis Bell, NC Sgt. Amos Boynton, NH Joseph Burt, NC Sgt. James Butler, VT Michael Cain, SC Col. William Candler, GA Charles Carter, NC John Cartwright, VA Jacob Cassell, MD Ens. Obadiah Chase, NY Maj. James Chew, VA Capt. Gabriel Clement, SC Jeremiah Clontz, NC Lt. Joseph Collier, VA Benjamin Cook, GA John Corson, NJ Needham Cowart, NC Thomas Cowsert, SC Joseph Crim, VA Ens. John Daniels, VA Isaac David, VA

James Devlin, SC Jarrot Edwards, NC Lt. Thomas Fortson, VA Henry Fuller, NC Pryor Gardner, NC Jacob Garrard, SC Sgt. Thomas Garvin, PA Hezekiah Gentry, SC Sebastián González, LA William Gragg, Jr., VA John Guest, NC Richard Hankins, VA Arthur Irwin, NC John Warren Jackson, NC Daniel Johnson, SC William Jordan, VA Col. Johann Jacob Klotz, PA & NC James Lanier, NC Thomas K. Locke, VA Col. Thomas Marshall, VA Jacob McLendon, Sr., GA Samuel McLendon, GA Capt. Robert Merritt, NC Sgt. Moorman Thomas, MD Cpl. John Moreland, VA Druiry Morris, SC Edmund Murphy, GA John Norman, GA Tabitha Jecocks Pearson, SC Capt. Abraham Philips, NC

1^st Lt. Richard Respess, NC Capt. Henry Rhodes, PA Aaron Rice, SC Anthony Ricketts, Sr., MD Eleazer Ring, MA James Roquemore, GA Capt. William Sanford, VA Ens. Seth Sanford, CT Alexander Scogin, NC John Slack, PA & VA Colesby Smith, NC Christian Snaveley, PA George Sorrell, NC John Stroud, NC Sgt. Richard Sweetser, MA Absalom Tarver, GA Oliver Teel, CT Samuel Turrentine, NC William Utley Sr, NC William Walker, NC Simon Wardwell, MA & RI Henry Ware, Sr., GA Hezekiah Watson, SC Lt. Aaron Weld, MA 1^st Lt. Edward White, MA Grafton White, MD Mary Yancey, VA Henry Yeary Jr., VA Michael Zeigler, SC

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SANDY SPRINGS CHAPTER PROGRAMS

2010-2011

September 2010

Heritage Sandy Springs Community Room
6110 Bluestone Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Program: "Feathers: Functional and Frivolous"

Presenter: Barbara Fincher

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October 2010

Heritage Sandy Springs Community Room
6110 Bluestone Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Program: "History of Berry College"

Presenter: Patrice Shannon

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December 2010

Location TBD

Christmas Social

Vocalist: Sharon Steele-Smith

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January 2011

Heritage Sandy Springs Community Room
6110 Bluestone Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Program: "The Bullochs of Georgia"

Presenter: Gwen Koehler

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February 2011

Heritage Sandy Springs Community Room
6110 Bluestone Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Program: "George Washington"

Presenter: Linda Bhame

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April 2011

Heritage Sandy Springs Community Room
6110 Bluestone Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Program: "Witness to War Foundation"

Presenter: Tom Beaty

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Contact us

Dee Redkevitch, Registrar

e-mail:  deezee97@comcast.net

National Society  http://www.dar.org

Georgia State Society   http://www.georgiastatedar.org

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