Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick in Benton County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Revolutionary War Patriots

Daughters of the American Revolution Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kimberly Ruisi-Craig, October 7, 2024

1. Daughters of the American Revolution Marker

Inscription.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Erected 2024 by National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Lakota, Columbia River, Narcissa Whitman, Chief Whatcom, and Robert Gray Chapters.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the America 250, and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series lists.

Location. 46° 11.829′ N, 119° 10.65′ W. Memorial is in Kennewick, Washington, in Benton County. It is in Desert Lawn Memorial Park. It is on South Union Street. The memorial is located within the grounds of Mueller's Desert Lawn Memorial Park & Crematorium. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1401 S Union Street, Kennewick WA 99338, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Washington’s

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Columbia Basin and in Yakima Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mueller's Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Nazarene Church Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); 9/11-WTC Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory of the September 11, 2001 Victims (approx. 1.3 miles away); Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); V.F.W. Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); American Legion Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Regional Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennewick.

Photographed by Kimberly Ruisi-Craig, October 7, 2024

2. Daughters of the American Revolution Marker

Unveiling of the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling

3. Unveiling of the marker.

Dedication ceremony image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling

4. Dedication ceremony

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.