Welcome!
​The Astoria Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, (NSDAR or DAR), was organized in 1920 and chartered in 1921 with twenty-three members. Since that time, the chapter has provided historic markers throughout the community and planted trees including a Minuteman Red Maple sapling at the reconstruction of the 1852 U.S. Customhouse in the down area of Astoria.

​One of the service projects we organize is our annual retiring of worn-out American flags on June 14th, Flag Day, at Fort Stevens Historical State Park. The United States Flag Code states, “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”  The community is invited to attend this ceremony.

​The Astoria Chapter, NSDAR, supplies books, crayons, etc., for the children’s library at both the Columbia Memorial Hospital and Seaside Providence Hospital and provides refreshments for visiting troops at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon. 

About Astoria
The City of Astoria, Oregon, holds the distinction of being the first permanent United States settlement on the Pacific coast and for having the first U.S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains.  It is located at the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail along the south banks of the Columbia River and the north banks of Young’s Bay.  Astoria is only a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805–1806 at Fort Clatsop, a small log structure south and west of modern-day Astoria. Today the fort has been recreated and is now a historical park.

Membership
A complete list of eligibility information is available on the NSDAR “Become A Member” webpage.

If you can trace your lineage to a patriot of the American Revolution, we would be honored to have you become a member of Astoria Chapter, NSDAR. Much more information may be found at either the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) website or the Oregon State Society DAR (OSSDAR) website.

Site of the Original Settlement of Astoria, Oregon. Historical marker placed by Astoria Chapter NSDAR, October 6, 1924.

Meetings are held September through May. For assistance, please contact our chapter contact form below or you can use our membership information form.

Re-dedication of John Andrew Buchanan headstone on May 28, 2018, at Oceanview Cemetery, Astoria, Oregon.

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​​Last updated on March 21, 2025

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All photos on the website are courtesy of the Astoria Chapter, NSDAR, historian, and property of the Astoria Chapter, NSDAR. Header photo: Robert Bradshaw. Wikimedia Commons.  The wreck of the Peter Iredale in the Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, USA, at sunset.