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# Arizona State Society, DAR, Historical and Commemorative Markers

Arizona State Society, DAR, Historical and Commemorative Markers

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## Pages

- [Home](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/) - For over 100 years, Arizona DAR has placed markers celebrating Arizona history by commemorating the state's people and events. Visit these fascinating places.
- [2025 11 Revolutionary War Patriots Marker -Sierra Vista](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2025-11-revolutionary-war-patriots-marker-sierra-vista/) - American Revolutionary War Patriots MarkerSouthern Arizona Veterans' Memorial - Sierra VistaAmerica 250 Project Marker: American Revolutionary War Patriots MarkerAmerica 250 ProjectLocation: Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial1300 S. Buffalo Soldier TrailSierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona31.3230, -110.1814 Directions: From Tucson, take I-10 east to exit 302, the Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca/AZ-90 exit. Travel 28 miles to Sierra Vista. At the 4-Way intersection Revolutionary War Patriots Marker placed at the Southern Arizona Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The marker was dedicated on November 14, 2025 by the Tombstone Chapter, NSDAR.
- [Historical Markers by County](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/historical-markers-by-county/) - A listing of Arizona historical markers with information on how to visit each site. Listing is by county.
- [Historical Markers](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/historical-markers/) - A listing of Arizona historical markers with information on how to visit each site. Listing is by installation date.
- [Memorials: Patriots](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/memorials-patriots/) - Listing of DAR Patriot memorials honoring Patriots of the American Revolution.
- [2025 10 Revolutionary America Marker - Tucson Presidio Donation](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2025-10-revolutionary-america-marker-tucson-presidio-donation/) - Revolutionary America MarkerHonoring the Tucson Presidio Donation Marker: Revolutionary America Marker at the Tucson Presidio Location: Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson Museum196 N. Court AvenueTucson, Pima County, Arizona32.224377, -110.975808 Historical Significance:The Tucson Presidio was established in 1775 by Regular Spanish Army Lieutenant Colonel Hugo O’Conor as a fort on the frontier of New Spain. Following assaults by Revolutionary America Marker honoring the Tucson Presidio donation of 459 silver pesos in 1780 to support the American Revolution.
- [Historical Markers re Arizona Military History](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/historical-markers-re-arizona-military-history/) - A listing of Arizona military history markers with information on how to visit each site. Listing is by era.
- [2025 01 Bryce Brick House](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2025-01-bryce-brick-house/) - Bryce Brick House Marker:A brass plaque is embedded on the top of a brick pillar monument. Another plaque is embedded on the front of the brick pillar monument.Location: The pillar marker is located southeast of the Bryce Brick House on the west side of Bryce-Eden Road and one mile north of the town of Pima.6384 Bryce-Eden
- [1907 Charles Postons Tomb](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1907-charles-postons-tomb/) - Visit the tomb of Charles Poston, "Father of Arizona," a pyramid on a butte in the beautiful Arizona desert. Reach this monument with a moderate walk.
- [1954 Oatman Family Massacre of 1851](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1954-oatman-family-massacre-of-1851/) - Visit the site of the graves and memorial in honor of members of the Oatman family in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- [2024 Walking Tour of Tucson Presidio](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-walking-tour-of-tucson-presidio/) - Visit the Tucson of 1776 with this walking tour of the Tucson Presidio. At your pace, visit key places in the Spanish Presidio that is the heart of Tucson.
- [1922 Presidio San Agustin del Tucson](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1922-presidio-san-agustin-del-tucson/) - Visit the Spanish Presidio that became the heart of historic Tucson. Discover what was happening in Arizona at the time of the Declaration of Independence.
- [1937 Tucson Old Walled City Gateway North](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1937-tucson-old-walled-city-gateway-north/) - Visit the site that commemorates the second of two entrances to the Spanish Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, also known as the Old Walled City of Tucson.
- [1933 Sentinel Peak A Mountain Lookout and Site of Signal Fires](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1933-sentinel-peak-a-mountain-lookout-and-site-of-signal-fires/) - Visit Sentinel Peak, also called "A" Mountain, in Tucson. Sentinel Peak has long been a lookout and site of signal fires for long-distance communication.
- [Commemorations and Memorials: Daughters](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/commemorations-and-memorials-daughters/) - Listing of DAR memorials and commemorations for Arizona women who were Daughters of the American Revolution
- [2004 Governor George W P Hunt Tomb](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2004-governor-george-w-p-hunt-tomb/) - Visit the tomb of Gov George W P Hunt, a white pyramid overlooking the Salt River Valley. Convenient parking with a short walk delivers stunning views.
- [2003 Lake Havasu Auxiliary Airfield #6](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2003-lake-havasu-auxiliary-airfield-6/) - Visit the WWI Lake Havasu airfield, also known as Lake Havasu Auxiliary Airfield #6.
- [2000 Flagpole at Lake Havasu City Library](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2000-flagpole-at-lake-havasu-city-library/) - Visit the Mohave County Library, Lake Havasu City Branch. The flagpole commemorates the Havasu Chapter, NSDAR, commitment to education and the community.
- [1999 Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1999-hardyville-pioneer-cemetery/) - Visit the pioneer cemetery at Hardyville, the original settlement at today's Bullhead City.
- [1997 10 31 British American Friendship London Bridge](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1997-10-31-british-american-friendship-london-bridge/) - Visit the 1838 London Bridge, transported from the Thames to the Colorado River in 1971. The London Bridge marks the friendship between the U.K. and the U.
- [1997 10 25 Stoneman Trail Bench](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1997-10-25-stoneman-trail-bench/) - Visit the Stoneman military trail, an important supply route between Fort McDowell and Fort Whipple.
- [1997 05 Sharlot Mabridth Hall Orchard Ranch](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1997-05-sharlot-mabridth-hall-orchard-ranch/) - Visit the childhood home of Sharlot Hall, state historian and the first woman to hold office in the Arizona Territory.
- [1993 Oldest Schoolhouse Strawberry Arizona](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1993-oldest-schoolhouse-strawberry-arizona/) - Visit the oldest school in Arizona, built of logs in 1885 and beautifully restored. This makes for an enjoyable family outing.
- [1992 Arizona Lounge at National Headquarters](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1992-arizona-lounge-at-national-headquarters/) - The Arizona Lounge in the national headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington D.C., is open to docent-led tours.
- [1991 Agua Fria Chapter Del Webb Memorial Garden](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1991-agua-fria-chapter-del-webb-memorial-garden/) - Visit the Del Webb Memorial Garden, Bell Recreation Center, with commemorations of milestones in the Agua Fria Chapter, NSDAR.
- [1990 Organizing Regent Memorial Myrtle Carter Peck](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1990-organizing-regent-memorial-myrtle-carter-peck/) - Visit the grave of Myrtle Carter Peck, early chapter regent in a DAR chapter. This historic cemetery gives a sense of early Tempe with its lovely buttes.
- [1979 Yuma Customs House](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1979-yuma-customs-house/) - Visit the Yuma Customs House, a strategically important point in the civilian and military development of southern Arizona and California.
- [1975 First Chapter Regent Memorial Henrietta Hubbard Talbot](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1975-first-chapter-regent-memorial-henrietta-hubbard-talbot/) - Visit the grave and memorial to Henrietta Hubbard Talbot, early regent in the Arizona State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (ASDAR).
- [1973 Camp John A Rucker](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1973-camp-john-a-rucker/) - Visit Camp John A. Rucker, a former military post in the beautiful Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Accessible as part of Coronado National Forest.
- [1964 Salt River Haydens Ferry](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1964-salt-river-haydens-ferry/) - Visit the site of Charles Trumbull Hayden's Ferry on the Salt River in Tempe, Arizona. The Hayden family also owned a flour mill and ranches in early Arizona.
- [1961 Colorado River Yuma Crossing](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1961-colorado-river-yuma-crossing/) - Visit the site where ferries crossed the Colorado River. Enjoy views of the Colorado River and the ferry landing at Yuma from the overlook.
- [1957 Fort Huachuca](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1957-fort-huachuca/) - Visit Fort Huachuca, an active U.S. military installation since 1877. The fort was the base for the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers from 1913 until 1933.
- [1956 Historic 35th Parallel Hell Canyon Bridge](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1956-historic-35th-parallel-hell-canyon-bridge/) - Visit the site of the Hell Canyon Bridge that celebrates the important east-west route along the 35th parallel.
- [1953 Old Camp Hualapai](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1953-old-camp-hualapai/) - Visit the site of Old Camp Hualapai, a military installation in use from 1869 through 1873. It protected the road from Fort Whipple to the Colorado River.
- [1929 Flagpole at Arizona's First Governor's House](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1929-flagpole-at-arizonas-first-governors-house/) - Visit the log house that was the "mansion" of the governor of Arizona Territory. Now a museum, it houses the Arizona Territory collection built by Sharlot Hall.
- [1928 Madonna of the Trail](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1928-madonna-of-the-trail/) - Visit the Madonna of the Trail statue in Springerville, Arizona. One of 12 monuments along the Old Santa Fe Trail, it celebrates the contributions of women.
- [1925 Charles Poston Copper Plaque](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1925-charles-poston-copper-plaque/) - Visit the museum with the memorial to Charles Poston. Made of Arizona copper, it honors the "Father of Arizona" but was removed from his grave for safekeeping.
- [1915 Pioneer Women Memorial at Walnut Canyon](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1915-pioneer-women-memorial-at-walnut-canyon/) - Visit this memorial to Pioneer Women at beautiful Walnut Canyon National Monument, near the junction of a road to the Grand Canyon, a national wonder.
- [1910 Lord Darrell Duppas Grave](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1910-lord-darrell-duppas-grave/) - Visit the grave of Lord Darrell Duppa, European transplant to the Arizona Territory. His public relations made "Arizona" a household name around the world.
- [1932 Yuma Courthouse George Washington Elm Tree](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1932-yuma-courthouse-george-washington-elm-tree/) - Visit the Yuma County Courthouse, Yuma, Arizona, home to a George Washington elm tree planted in memory of the first president of the United States.
- [1934 Butterfield Overland Mail Station](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1934-butterfield-overland-mail-station/) - Visit the site of the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach station, a vital water stop between St. Louis and the Pacific coast.
- [1937 Tucson Old Walled City Gateway](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1937-tucson-old-walled-city-gateway/) - Visit the site that commemorates the first of two entrances to the Spanish Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, also known as the Old Walled City of Tucson.
- [1938 Barnes Butte](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1938-barnes-butte/) - Visit the butte named for Will Croft Barnes, decorated member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Barnes was an influential Arizona author, rancher, and legislator.
- [1941 Pioneer Spirit of Early Settlers Marker](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1941-pioneer-spirit-of-early-settlers-marker/) - Visit this monument to the pioneer spirit of early settlers Maricopa County, Arizona. Located in stunning Papago Park, Phoenix, near other historical markers.
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Guide](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-guide/) - During WWII, Black and other minority service members trained at Fort Huachuca, in Arizona. These five historical panels honor the men and women who served.
- [P2021 09 David Fisher Jr.](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/p2021-09-david-fisher-jr/) - David Fisher, Jr., is buried in Francestown, New Hampshire, and is honored by the Grand Canyon Chapter, NSDAR.
- [D2000 Eliza G Price Ainsworth](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/d2000-eliza-g-price-ainsworth/) - Eliza G. Price Ainsworth, the first Arizona state regent of DAR, is buried in South Carolina but commemorated by the Arizona State Society DAR
- [D2011 Real Daughter Sarah Weeks Hurlbutt](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/d2011-real-daughter-sarah-weeks-hurlbutt/) - Sarah Weeks Hurlbutt is buried in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, but honored by the Arizona State Society DAR.
- [P2021 10 George Wertz](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/p2021-10-george-wertz/) - George Wertz is buried in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and is honored by the Madera Canyon Chapter, NSDAR, in conjunction with Franklin County Chapter, NSDAR.
- [P2002 06 02 Colonel William Stewart](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/p2002-06-02-colonel-william-stewart/) - William Stewart is buried in White County, Illinois, and is honored by the Grand Canyon Chapter, NSDAR.
- [P2002 06 01 Captain James Clinton](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/p2002-06-01-captain-james-clinton/) - James Clinton is buried in Crittenden County, Kentucky, and is honored by the Grand Canyon Chapter, NSDAR.
- [Membership](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/membership/) - Membership Daughters of the American RevolutionThe National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization composed of women who have men or women in their lineage who served to help form this country during the Revolutionary War. Arizona Daughters are active in the objectives of DAR
- [Historical Markers Trails Roads Rail](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/historical-markers-trails-roads-rail/) - Arizona History: Trails, Roads, and Rail View markers listed by county. View markers listed by installation date. View Arizona military history markers. Useful map:1876 Arizona Stage Lines and More This indexed map of Arizona, dated 1876, presents a wealth of information about the growing transportation infrastructure.Phoenix is noted, along with Hayden’s Ferry and Dragoon Spring.At
- [Historical Maps](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/historical-maps/) - Arizona: Historical Maps 1860 Arizona Territory R. P. Kelley’s Map of the Territory of Arizona, 1860, shows the territory of Arizona when it ran east to west and included what became the southern portion of Arizona and southwest portion of New Mexico. The map details Castle Dome, Ewell, and Mesilla counties, Tucson, and Fort Yuma,
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Panel 5](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-panel-5/) - The last Indian Scouts of the U.S. Army were stationed at Fort Huachuca, in Arizona, during WWII.
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Panel 4](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-panel-4/) - During WWII, Black service members stationed at Fort Huachuca in Arizona enjoyed recreation and entertainment, such as visits by Lena Horne and Louis Armstrong.
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Panel 3](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-panel-3/) - Black women in U.S. Army during WWII trained at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. They contributed to the recognition and advancement of women in the U.S. military.
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Panel 2](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-panel-2/) - The U.S. Army's two Black divisions in WWII trained at Fort Huachuca, in Arizona. A major building project included construction of a Black officers' club.
- [2024 Fort Huachuca Minority Service Panel 1](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2024-fort-huachuca-minority-service-panel-1/) - Black servicemen and servicewomen trained at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, during WWII in the segregated U.S. Army. Indian Scouts were also stationed there.
- [2023 11 Revolutionary War Patriot Marker Anthem](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2023-11-revolutionary-war-patriot-marker-anthem/) - Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States by honoring Patriots of the American Revolution with America 250, a giant birthday party for the U.S.
- [2023 09 Roald Amundsen Pullman Car](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2023-09-roald-amundsen-pullman-car/) - Visit the Pullman Car named for famed explorer Roald Amundsen. This rail car was used by U.S. presidents as a "rolling White House" during wartime and peace.
- [2022 Scottsdale Grammar School 2](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2022-scottsdale-grammar-school-2/) - Visit Scottsdale Grammar School #2, now housing the Scottsdale Artists' School.
- [2020 02 19 Apache Trail](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2020-02-19-apache-trail/) - Visit Flatiron Park for a view of the Superstition Mountains, where the Apache Trail highway follows the ancientroute between summer and winter homes.
- [2020 02 08 Empire Flat](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2020-02-08-empire-flat/) - Visit the site of an important Colorado River crossing, the Empire Flat steamboat landing.
- [2018 Pioneer Memorial Cemetery](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2018-pioneer-memorial-cemetery/) - Now owned by the city of Phoenix, early cemeteries are gathered as a pioneer memorial cemetery. DAR chapters have planted trees and gardens and marked graves.
- [2017 New River Elementary School Marker](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2017-new-river-elementary-school-marker/) - Visit the site of the New River School. One building survives, the historic teacherage, where the teacher could live on campus.
- [2016 Cave Creek Tubercular Cabin](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2016-cave-creek-tubercular-cabin/) - Visit a rare tuberculosis cabin, used by patients who hoped the dry Arizona air and sunshine would cure their lung disease
- [2015 Old Adobe Mission](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2015-old-adobe-mission/) - Visit Scottsdale's Old Adobe Mission, originally the first Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, now a restoredn gem. Learn about the history of early Scottsdale.
- [2012 Scottsdale K-9 Monolith](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2012-scottsdale-k-9-monolith/) - Visit the black stone monolith honoring the Scottsdale K-9 unit, near the Scottsdale Police Department museum.
- [2011 Lynx Creek](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2011-lynx-creek/) - Visit the site of Lynx Creek bridge, on the National and Arizona State Register of Historic Places.
- [2010 02 26 Little Red Schoolhouse](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2010-02-26-little-red-schoolhouse/) - Visit Scottsdale Grammar School #2, affectionately called the Little Red Schoolhouse. Chaplain Winfield Scott, founder of Scottsdale, championed education.
- [2010 02 08 Camp Bouse](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2010-02-08-camp-bouse/) - Visit the site of Camp Bouse, a top-secret training camp during World War II established by Gen. George Patton.
- [2009 05 Historic Soldier Reinterment Ceremony](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2009-05-historic-soldier-reinterment-ceremony/) - In 2009 the remains of 58 soldiers, Indian scouts, and civilians from Camp Lowell were re-interred during a stirring ceremony. Visit the reinterment cemetery.
- [2009 00 Arizona Cotton Land Dedicated to Commercial Fields](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2009-00-arizona-cotton-land-dedicated-to-commercial-fields/) - Visit a marker noting the importance of cotton to Arizona's economy. Arizona cotton land was the center established during WWI to provide a critical resource.
- [2007 Veterans Memorial Wall](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2007-veterans-memorial-wall/) - Visit the veterans memorial wall, a community space in Peoria, Arizona, that honors veterans serving since colonial times.
- [2006 Papago Park Military Reservation](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/2006-papago-park-military-reservation/) - Since 1909 Papago Park Military Reservation has served an amazing array of uses, including a CCC camp, a WWII prisoner of war camp, and Army Reserve Center.
- [1951 Fort Defiance Centennial](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1951-fort-defiance-centennial/) - Fort Defiance100th Anniversary Marker Marker:Fort Defiance Centennial Marker – The marker is missingLocation:Four miles north of Window Rock, ArizonaFort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona35.740484, -109.073806 Historical Significance: Fort Defiance was established in September 18, 1851, by Colonel Edwin J. Sumner to create a military presence in the Mexican Cession in what later would be Arizona. In 1861, the
- [1940 04 Penny Pines Memorial Forest](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1940-04-penny-pines-memorial-forest/) - Visit the Penny Pines Forest, 500 trees planted in the early 1940s at a cost of one cent apiece. Enjoy the gift of conservation as you explore Arizona's beauty.
- [1940 04 11 Arizona Bell for Valley Forge Carillon](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1940-04-11-arizona-bell-for-valley-forge-carillon/) - Visit the Arizona Bell at the Valley Forge Memorial Bell Tower, a gift to the nation by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
- [1931 12 Fountain Honoring Jack and Trinidad Swilling](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1931-12-fountain-honoring-jack-and-trinidad-swilling/) - Visit a fountain honoring the Swillings. Jack Swilling revived interest in the irrigation canals and practices of theAncestral Sonoran Desert People.
- [1931 04 Flagstaff George Washington Elm Tree](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1931-04-flagstaff-george-washington-elm-tree/) - In 1775, when George Washington took command of the Continental Army, he stood under an elm tree. Visit a tree in Flagstaff grown from a cutting of that elm.
- [1929 Plaza de las Armas](https://historical-markers.arizonadar.org/1929-plaza-de-las-armas/) - Visit the Plaza de las Armas in the former Spanish Presidio. Discover the site of the first raising of the U.S. flag in Tucson when it was part of Mexico.