Chapter Information for
Black’s Fort Chapter, NSDAR
Abingdon, Virginia
View of Abingdon, c. 1845. Image: Henry Howe's Historic Collections of Virginia, Public Domain.
Meetings
Our chapter meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, September through May.
Our History
Celebrating over 90 years of service to the community, Black’s Fort Chapter, NSDAR, was organized in 1921 by Mrs. Dosia Trigg Preston in Abingdon, Virginia.
Behind the Name
The chapter is named after the locality of the meeting of the first court of Washington County. It was erected in 1776 on the lands of Captain Joseph Black, on the west bank of what was then known as Eighteen Miles Creek, also known as Castle’s Creek. The fort was built by the settlers living in the vicinity, with the aid of about five hundred other settlers who fled their homes west of Abingdon upon the outbreak of the Indian War that same year..
Membership
New members are welcome! Please use the Contact form below to request information and meeting location.
Officers
CHAPTER REGENT
Elizabeth Henningsen
VICE REGENT
Mary Mask
CHAPLAIN
Janie Roberts
RECORDING SECRETARY
Linda Giel
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Linda Giel
TREASURER
Doris Wells
REGISTRAR
Sandra Darden
HISTORIAN
Sylvia Walton
LIBRARIAN
Barbara Smith
Contact
Email us for meeting location.