Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highways are highways in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the U.S. armed forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II. The blue star was used on service flags to denote a service member fighting in the war. The program has since been expanded to include Memorial Markers and Memorial By-ways. These markers are used in National Cemeteries, parks, veterans facilities, and gardens.

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Alabama

Scenic Highway 98, Baldwin County starting at Montrose–Daphne city line and traveling north through Montrose
*Sponsored by the Montrose Garden Club
*Dedicated April 18, 2015, in a ceremony held at Knights of Columbus Hall
US 31 just north of Prattville
Alaska
Sterling Highway, marker at Anchor Point, the westernmost point on the North American contiguous highway system.
Arkansas
I-30; Marker is at the Arkansas Welcome Center on East-bound I-30 just outside of Texarkansa.
There also is a marker at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro Ar,
Interstate 55 at the Arkansas Welcome Center in Blytheville AR. Mile marker 68 southbound.
California
SR 58 in Southern California
SR 211, in Humboldt County; marker at Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main Street, Ferndale
US 101 at Trinidad in Humboldt County; markers at both north and south bound Trinidad rest areas between miles 728 and 731
SR 62 in Southern California from the Arizona state line to I-10
Interstate 80 at Hunter Hill Safety Rest Area in Vallejo, California
U.S. 395 at Coso Junction in Inyo County
San Fernando Blvd. in Burbank, California; marker located at McCambridge Park
Colorado
US 40 in Lakewood
US 287 in Lafayette at Baseline Road.
Delaware
US 13 at the Smyrna Rest Area and in Seaford.
Florida
US 1 in Florida
US 17 in Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County
US 19 and US 27 in Perry, Florida
US 41 in Charlotte County, Collier County, Lee County, Manatee County, Sarasota County
US 90 in Baker County
US 92 at the intersection with CR 579 on Kennedy Hill in front of the Hardee's Restaurant between the towns of Thonotosassa, Seffner, and Mango.
US 92 at the intersection with the Lake Parker boat ramp at Sertoma Park in Lakeland.
US 98 and Gautier Road in Constitution Park, Port Saint Joe
US 98 in Bay County
US 441 in Alachua County
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall in Lakewood Ranch
Old Route 41 in Bonita Springs
Georgia
I-75 at the Georgia Welcome center near Ringgold.
I-75 at the Georgia Welcome center in Lowndes County.
I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Cook County.
I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Dooly County.
I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Monroe County.
I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Turner County.
I-95 at the Georgia Welcome center near Savannah.
SR 13 between Rest Haven and Buford
SR 13, Cornelia
Lumpkin Street near the University of Georgia, Athens
Covington Monticello Street SW at Church Street
In front of the Thomas County Courthouse, Thomasville
Along GA27/US341 in front of the Appling County Public Library, Baxley, Appling County
Along GA37 in Fort Gaines, Clay County
Along GA35/GA133 in Moultrie, Colquitt County
In Riverfront Park, Albany, Dougherty County
In Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park, off US 17, Brunswich, Glynn County
Along US19 in roadside park, Mitchell County
Along GA18/US41 in front of the American Legion buildings in Forsyth, Monroe County
Along GA153 in Ellaville, Schley County
Along GA38/US84 in front of the Screven City Hall, Screven
Along GA3/GA30/US19 in Americus, Sumter County
Along US1 in roadside park, Toombs County
Along GA4/US1/US23 in Ware County
Along US341 in Jesup, Wayne County
In Georgia Veterans State Park, Crisp County
Illinois
IL 43 at the intersection of Will County Route 74 in Frankfort in 1980.
95th Street & Cook Avenue in Oak Lawn; Across from Oak Lawn Village Library.
95th Street & Spaulding Avenue in Evergreen Park.
Illinois Route 43 at the intersection on North Avondale Avenue
Blue Star Memorial Highway and Woods.
Indiana
US 31 Business in Peru at the southwest Intersection with River Road.
I-70 eastbound and westbound rest area's near Plainfield.
US 50 in Jackson County, on the northwest area of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge.

February 21, 1950	Terre Haute	H1
February 21, 1950	Centerville	H1
December 11, 1950	G.C. of Indiana	H3
August 12, 1953	Indiana State G.C.	?
May 3, 1971	Indiana G.C.	H2
January 7, 1974	Garden Clubs of Indiana	H1
June 7, 1978	Garden Clubs of Indiana	H2
July 16, 1979	G.C. of Indiana, Inc.	H1
July 16, 1979	G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Southeast District	H1
September 28, 1979	G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Northwest District	H1
May 12, 1980	G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Central District	H1
December 18, 1982	G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Southwest District	H2
April 18, 1985	New Castle G.C.	B1
April 18, 1985	Brown County G.C., Nashville, IN	B1
December 9, 1987	Hobart G.C., Hobart	B1
April 29, 1991	Southbend G.C., Southbend	H1
June 20, 1991	G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Pendleton	H1
April 3, 1992	G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis	B1
May 31, 1996	Plainfield G.C., Danville	B1
February 13, 1997	Marengo G.C., Hardinsburg	B1
March 9, 1998	G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis	B1
August 24, 1998	Dyer G.C., Dyer	B1
January 18, 1999	Dirt Diggers G.C., Paoli	B1
January 28, 1999	Flower Lane G.C., Columbus	B1
March 4, 1999	G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Hardinsburg	H1
March 22, 2000	G.C. of Indiana, Inc.	B1
January 8, 2001	Peru G.C.	B1
June 12, 2002	Come into the Garden	B1
May 19, 2003	Terrace G.C.	B1
July 21, 2004	Cultivating G.C.	H1
February 10, 2005	G.C. of Marion	H1
May 6, 2005	Central District of IN	H1
October 11, 2005	G.C. of Indiana, Inc., District II	B1
December 22, 2008	Vale of Paradise, Valpariso	H1
July 13, 2009	Portage G.C., Gilbert Park, Portage, IN	B1
January 10, 2012	Westwood G.C., VFW Post 1114, Evansville	B 1
April 30, 2012	G.C. of Indiana, S. Dan Jones Rd., Avon	H 1
June 22, 2013	Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton/Green Thumb Garden Club of Princeton, Inc.	M1
August 1, 2013	Lincoln State Park, Lincoln City/ Christmas Lake Village GC	B1
September 14, 2013	Black River Rest Area on I-64 near Griff, Princeton/ Green Thumb GC of Princeton, Inc.	H1
September 14, 2013	Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton/ Green Thumb GC of Princeton, Inc.	M1
June 1, 2014	Veterans Memorial Park, 303 W. Henry St., Syracuse/ Syracuse-Wawasee GC	B1
November 1, 2014	Eastside Park, Eastside Park Dr., Washington/ Washington Arts & Flowers GC	B1
November 9, 2014	Courthouse Square; Hwy 46-Greensburg/ Give un Take & Greensburg Nightbloomer GC's	H1
July 1, 2015	Hobart Historical Society, 706 E. 4th St., Hobart/ Hobart Garden Club	B1
March 2, 2016	200 W. Main St., Winamac IN/Iris-Elm GC	BBy-Way/1
April 11, 2016	Civic Center, 200 Block Main St., Sullivan IN/Sullivan County Garden Club IN	BBy-Way/1
April 20, 2016	9301 Madison-Crown Point, IN/North West District/ The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.	BMemorial/1
April 19, 2016	1 Matter Park Circle, Marion IN/ The Garden Club of Marion IN	BBy-Way/1
June 16, 2016	Corner of Manor Ave. & Ridge Rd., Munster IN/ North West District; Munster Garden Club	BBy-Way/1
June 16, 2016	R.L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W 10th St., Indianapolis IN/ The Garden Club of Indiana; Indiana's2016 Bicentennial	BMemorial/1
April 12, 2017	Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart IN/The Four Winds Garden Club	BBy-Way/1
July 23, 2017	Gateway Drive/HWY 50 East along sidewalk/ Washington Arts & Flowers Garden Club	Bhighway/1
July 23, 2017	Crown Point Courthouse Square – Corner of Court & Joliet St – SW of Lake County Court House, Crown Point IN	BBy-Way/1
May 5, 2019	Clay Township Government Center, 10701 Twp. Gov. Center, Indianapolis IN 46280/Broad Ripple Garden Club	BHighway/1
Fall/2020	Boonville Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Boonville, IN/ Boonville GC, The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc	BBy-Way/1
May 31, 2021	Wolf Lake Memorial Park, 2324 Calumet Ave., Hammond, IN/ The GC of IN, Inc, NW District	GMemorial/1

https://www.gardenclub.org/blue-and-gold-star-memorials

Blue Star Memorial Highway

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