Since no where on this monument does it state it is a Revolutionary Monument, and the erection date of 1918 could cause debate, I submit a paragraph from a historic marker on this courthouse lawn provided by Johnson County itself. Marker is titled The History of Johnson County Court House.
"Much of the work on the grounds of the courthouse was done by the Daniel Chapman Chapter DAR. They were responsible for much of the coping wall around the court square which was completed in 1920.
The boulder and tablet in the northeast corner was placed there by the DAR. The tablet contains the names of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Johnson County. Next to it is a tablet commemorating George Rogers Clarks' Trail through Johnson County, also place there by the DAR." |