​The Col. John Rosenkrans Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, began with an organizational meeting at the Sparta Inn, Sparta, N.J., on December 13th, 1956. At this time there was not officially a chapter in being, and thus a name had not been chosen. A petition was signed applying for the creation of Chapter #22 in the N.J. Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

A second meeting was held January 17th, 1957 at the Cochran House in Newton, NJ, at which time the name Col. John Rosenkrans Chapter was unanimously adopted and a committee was appointed to locate the gravesite of Col. John Rosenkrans and was also to select a site for an appropriate monument. As noted, Col. John Rosenkrans was perhaps the most outstanding Revolutionary War patriot of Sussex County, NJ.

A third meeting was held on March 21st, 1957, at Jorgensen's Inn, Stockholm, NJ. Compatriot Hurlburt reported that he had located the general area of the gravesite of Col. John Rosenkrans, yet the actual grave could not be found. This area was identified as being in Walpack and along the Old Mine Road.