Revolutionary War re-enactors from the Captain William Trent Company and German Regiment march for the unveiling of the patriots marker during Saturday's Daughters of the American Revolution memorial dedication ceremony at the Butler County Courthouse.

The General Richard Butler Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a DAR America 250 Patriots Marker at a ceremony on the front lawn of the Butler County Courthouse on Saturday morning.

The marker “commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence” in advance of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

“We are raising visibility for our patriots and creating an interest in who they were and enthusiasm for what they accomplished,” said Martha Eberhardt, regent of the General Richard Butler Chapter of the DAR. “We gather here today to be their voice, to remember and to continue to educate the generations of today and in the future.”

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Collin Klee, 10, places a wreath at the base of the new memorial at the Butler County Courthouse during Saturday’s ceremony.

General Richard Butler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution regent Martha Eberhardt speaks at Saturday’s Revolutionary War marker dedication ceremony at the Butler County Court House. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/10/21