The Tioga Chapter was organized on October 4, 1900, by Mrs. Charlotte Holbrook Maurice. There were 21 charter members and Mrs. Maurice was elected Regent.

"Tioga" or "Teoga" is an Indian word meaning "the meeting of the waters." This area, where the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers converge, was the site of the oldest and most important Indian town in Bradford County. All of the great Indian paths passed through here. At one time, one third of the continental army was encamped at Tioga Point and General John Sullivan built a temporary fort here while waiting to be joined by General Clinton. On November 23, 1790, the treaty between the US government and the Iroquis Council of the Six Nations was signed. The Chapter dedicated a boulder on the site of Fort Sullivan on October 3, 1902.

In 1910, the Chapter donated a bronze medallion bearing the coat of arms for Pennsylvania which hangs in the foyer of Memorial Constitution Hall. A bust of Benjamin Franklin was donated for the Pennsylvania Alcove.

In 1912, the Chapter joined in the elaborate ceremony at the dedication of Sullivan's Monument, now Newtown Battlefield, near Wellsburg, NY.

In 1913, the Chapter name was changed from "Tioga" to "Tioga Point."

In 1914, the Chapter took over care of the Museum, now called Tioga Point Museum, until a museum association was formed.

Chapter membership grew, and in 1921, thirty members from Waverly, NY, withdrew and formed the Carantouan Chapter DAR. In 1984, the Carantouan Chapter dissolved and members transferred to the Tioga Point Chapter.

We have the distinction of having two Real Daughters as members: Mrs. Arlette Talliday Northrup and Mrs. Ann Stewart. Their graves were marked with bronze plaques in 1922.

In 1925, we contributed toward a Bradford County chair for Continental Hall.

In 1926, we contributed toward a memorial window in Valley Forge Chapel.

In 1929, we joined with the Pennsylvania and New York Historical Commissions in the Sesquicentennial of Sullivan's Expedition, held at the old Academy grounds in Athens. At that time, three tablets and markers were placed marking Revolutionary sites. In all eleven sites were marked from 1906 to 1959.

In 1932, the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, a pin oak tree was planted on the Spalding Memorial Library grounds. The Chapter was enrolled as a member of "The George Washington Tree Association."

In 1950, appropriate ceremonies accompanied the placement of a bronze tablet on the grave of our founder, Mrs. Maurice, in the Tioga Point Cemetery.

The Chapter aided in the restoration of the Colonel John Franklin private cemetery in East Athens, PA. Local and state dignitaries attended a ceremony when a historical marker was placed near the highway to identify the grave sites of Colonel Franklin and Major Zephan Flower, who were early settlers, soldiers, and patriots of this area. Revolutionary grave markers were also placed.

We celebrated our Chapter Centennial on October 14, 2000, at a luncheon at the Grand Victorian Inn, Sayre, PA.

The Chapter has presented the DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate, and monetary gift each year since 1936. Several have been Silver Spoon winners at the state level. In 1998, Michelle Vargo was selected State winner and honored at Continental Congress in April 1999.

The Chapter charter is on display in the Athens Museum. A large framed case holding pictures of the early Regents hangs in the hall outside the museum entrance.

In September of each year, during Constitution Week, the chairperson puts a display in the local libraries and post offices.

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