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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), is a women's organization that promotes patriotism, preserves American History, and helps to improve education by providing educational opportunities and scholarships for students. The DAR is known for its community involvement, educational programs, and dedication to our American heritage. It is headquartered in Washington D.C. and has local chapters across the U.S. and abroad. The Cresap Chapter, NSDAR, is located in Cumberland, Maryland, and was chartered on April 5th, 1905.
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Thomas Cresap (c.1702—c.1790)
Thomas Cresap (c.1702—c.1790)
Colonel Thomas Cresap was an English-born settler and trader in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Cresap served Lord Baltimore as an agent in the Maryland and Pennsylvania boundary dispute known as Cresap's War. Later, together with the Native American Chief Nemacolin, Cresap improved a Native American path to the Ohio Valley and ultimately settled and became a large landowner near Cumberland, Maryland. Here he was involved in further disputes near Brownsville, Pennsylvania, including in the French and Indian War and Lord Dunmore's War.
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