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Blue Star Memorial Highway marker on Interstate 81 northbound near New Market, Virginia

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[1] and Memorial By-ways (since 1994).[2] These markers are used in National Cemeteries, parks, veterans facilities, and gardens.

List of Blue Star memorials

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

Marker in Anchor Point, Alaska

California

Colorado

And on highway 287 in Lafayette CO at Baseline Red.

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

Illinois

  • IL 43 (South Harlem Avenue) at the intersection of Will County Route 74 (West Laraway Road) in Frankfort in 1980.[9]
  • 95th Street & Cook Avenue in Oak Lawn; Across from Oak Lawn Village Library.[10]
  • Illinois Route 43 (North Harlem Avenue) at the intersection on North Avondale Avenue (approx. 6300 North)

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisiana

Date Location[15] Sponsor
Feb. 25 1955 Fort Pike State Park Off Hwy 90, New Orleans New Orleans Federated Council of Garden Clubs
Nov. 14 1972 Chef Menteur Hwy. (Hwy. 90) at Michoud Blvd., New Orleans Les Belles Fleures Garden Club
Dec. 2 1972 Gen. DeGaulle Dr. In median at Mardi Gras Blvd.(West Bank) Algiers, Aurora, and Buena Vista Garden Clubs
Nov. 14 1972 Gentilly Blvd. (Hwy. 90) In median at Gentilly Woods Shopping Center, New Orleans Pontchartrain Garden Club
March 2, 1996 St. Bernard Hwy, (LA 46) Dela Ronde Home Ruins, Chalmette
(lost in Katrina - August 2005) 		Green Thumb Garden Club
March 2, 1996 St. Bernard Hwy. (LA 46) Arabi Green Thumb Garden Club
Nov 1997 Judge Perez Dr. at Culture Center, Chalmette (lost in Katrina - August 2005) Green Thumb Garden Club
April 26, 2002 City Park Botanical Gardens by the Flag Pole Federated Council of New Orleans Garden Clubs
Oct. 19 2008 Hwy 23/Belle Chase Hwy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB) District I & II
June 6, 2010 The National WWII Museum, 1001 Magazine St., New Orleans "Freedom Isn't Free" Project, LGCF, Inc.
Nov. 11 2010 Hwy 23/Bell Creative Planters Garden Club
April 11, 1961 International Airport, New Orleans. Original Lost; Replaced on August 22, 2011 Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
1973 Jefferson Hwy LaBarre Rd. New Orleans Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
1973 Bridge City-West Bank (Hwy. 90) at foot of Huey P. Long Bridge Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Nov.11 1996 Franklin Ave. at Stumpf Blvd. West Bank, Gretna Twilight Gardeners Association, Gretna
Sept. 11 2002 Parterre Memorial Gardens in Lafreniere Park, Metairie District II Garden Clubs
Nov 6 2010 North End of Hwy 3134, (Intersect w/Barataria Blvd,) Marrero Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs
Nov 6 2010 799 Jean Lafitte Blvd, Jean Lafitte Better Swamps & Garden Club
April 6, 2011 Kenner Veteran's Park, 1901 Williams Blvd, Kenner Chateux Estates Garden Club
May 6, 2011 Argonne St. & Transcontinental Ave., Metairie Petals of North Bridgedale Garden Club
Nov 10 2011 Veterans Memorial Blvd and North Causeway Blvd, Metairie Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
March 20, 2012 400 Block of Terry Parkway, Terrytown Terrytown Garden Club
Dec. 3 1966 Hwy. 90 at Brashear Ave. In median with Eternal Flame Morgan City Garden Club
March 11, 1967 Evangeline Thru-way at Tourist Information Center Lafayette Garden Club
November 1966 Hwy. 90/182, New Orleans Blvd. Terrebonne Garden Club
May 25, 1998 Hwy. 90 at South-East Blvd. Bayou Vista Garden Club
April 24, 1999 LA1 at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux Thibodaux Garden Club
Nov. 11 1999 Hwy. 90 at Hwy. 182, Entrance to City at Tourist Center Patterson Garden Club
June 28, 2000 Hwy. 90/Service Rd., St. Mary Parish Tourist Center Franklin Garden Club
Nov. 11 2000 LA Hwy. 96, Parish Building, 301 West Port St. St. Martinville Garden Club
June 4, 2002 Jackson St. at West 10th St. Chaisson Park Thibodaux Garden Club
May 27, 2002 1010 Main St. Sugar City Plaza, Jeanerette New Iberia Garden Club
Nov. 13 2003 Convention & Visitors Bureau Hwy. 14, Iberia Parish New Iberia Garden Club
Nov 10 2004 Patterson City Hall, Hwy 182 Patterson Garden Club
July 4, 2004 Veterans Park - Berard St., Breaux Bridge Breaux Bridge Garden Club
May 9, 2005 City Hall, Loreauville Azalea Garden Club
May 29, 2005 City Hall Grounds on Main St. Gueydan Garden Club
April 26, 2009 Hwy 182, 300 Patti Dr., Berwick Civic Center Berwick Garden Club
Welcome Center at 1-20, Shreveport West Shreveport Federated Garden Clubs
Nov. 11 1978 Hwy 1 at entrance to LSU- Shreveport Pierremont Hills Garden Club
Hwy 71 South 8 miles from Arkansas State Line Hosston Garden Study Club
April 7, 1974 Old Minden Rd. at Benton Rd. Bossier City Garden Club
Oct. 27 2003 Turner's Pond by Lakeview United Methodist Church, Lake Shore Dr., Minden Town & Country Garden Club
Unknown Hwy 165, Bastrop Bastrop Garden Club
June 1952 Roadside Park Hwy. 167 North Ruston Garden Club
Nov. 11 1954 Hwy 15 & Loop Rd. Roadside Park Winnsboro Garden Club
March 1, 1957 Hwy 15, Wisner Wisner Garden Club
1987 Hwy 17, Epps Epps Garden Club
1970's Hwy 17 at Hwy. 80, Delhi Delhi Garden Club
May 30, 1968 Hwy 165, West Monroe of the Twin Cities Welcome Garden Club
May 30, 1968 Hwy 34 South, Monroe Monroe Garden Club
Nov. 11 1994 LA Hwy 84, Tourist Center Vidalia Garden Club
May 15, 2007 Hwy 84 at Bayou Cocodrie Welcome Sign Ferriday Garden Club
Nov. 6 2007 Hwy 167 South, Jonesboro Jonesboro Hodge Garden Club
May 15, 1956 Old Spanish Trail in median at Pontchartrain Dr. & Carey St. Bayou Liberty Garden Club
1965 Hwy.61 at Florida Blvd./Airline (Cortana Mall) (destroyed) Baton Rouge Garden Club
April 1963 Hwy I-55 Tourist Information Center, Hammond Pine Cone Garden Club
November 1989 Cate Square Park Hammond Garden Club
July 1, 2006 Independence Blvd. Baton Rouge Garden Club
May 31, 2004 Hwy 16 at City Hall Stem & Stamen Garden Club
July 4, 2007 Corner of Pine St. and the RailRoad Ponchatoula Gardenetts and Community Garden Club
October 27, 2007 Hwy 36/22 St Tammany Fire District 12, Station 124 Covington Garden Club
Nov. 11 2007 Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park Plaquemine Garden Club
Nov. 11 2008 Hwy Bus 61, 305 River Rd. S, In front of the USS Kidd Baton Rouge Garden Club
Nov. 11 2008 Veterans Blvd between Florida Blvd and Range Ave Denham Springs Garden Club
1960 Hwy 190 West at Tourist Information Center (Exit 19B from I-49) Opelousas Garden Club
Nov.11 1964 Hwy 171 at Washington St. DeRidder Gardenettes
Nov.11 1966 Hwy 27 at Roselawn Cemetery (Exit 20 from I-10) Town & Country and Sulphur Garden Club
May 28, 1994 LA Hwy 103 (Exit 25 from I-49) Washington Garden Club
Nov. 11 1998 LA Hwy 383 City Hall Complex, Iowa Iowa Garden Club
Nov. 11 2000 LA Hwy 90 at Tourist Center, Lake Charles
(remounted after Hurricane Rita - 2005) photo 		Lake Charles and Diggers & Weeders Garden Club of Lake Charles
May 15, 2004 Hwy 90 at 250 West Laurel; Post Office, Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club
Oct. 2 2004 Hwy 165 - 4th St. at the Gazebo, Kinder Spade & Hope Garden Club
Nov. 10 2006 City Hall, 126 E. Main St. Ville Platte Magnolia Garden Club
May 26, 2007 SW Intersection of LA Hwy 13 and Interstate 10 Crowley Garden Club
Nov 1968 Hwy 167/71, MacArthur Dr. at Richard Avenue Alexandria and Airview Terrace Garden Club
April 1, 1996 101 West Lee St., Leesville Sponsored by the Alexandria Garden Club
Oct. 25 2000 LA Hwy 1- Clarence Edwards Park Marksville Garden Club
Dec 7 2009 Alexandria Air Force Base Alexandria Garden Club
April 12, 2011 LGCF, Inc. Headquarters, 1606 Water St., Lecompte LGCF, Inc. 75th Anniversary (1934 - 2009)

Maine

The history of Blue Star Memorial Highways in Maine, according to Maine Garden Clubs:

• 1946 — Garden Club Federation of Maine adopts program.

• 1947 — U.S. Route 1 designated as Maine’s Blue Star Memorial Highway. This covered 546 miles from Fort Kent to Kittery.

• 1957 — U.S. Route 1 and U.S. 1-A, starting at the junction of Route 1A and 1 in Stockton Springs and extending via Bangor and Brewer to the junction of Route 1A and 1 in Ellsworth, are designated as Blue Star Memorial Highways.

• 1972 — U.S. Route 2, including Skowhegan, and state Route 3, are designated Blue Star Memorial Highways. This gave Maine 952 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway.

• 1974 — State Route 157 and U.S. Route 201, from the junction of Route 1 at Brunswick to the Canadian border near Jackman, is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway, giving Maine a total of 1171.6 miles of designated highway.

• 1981 — The new entrance to Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

A paved blue star and historical marker at the southbound I-95 Welcome Center in Pleasant Hill, NC
I-77 rest area, near Mooresville, NC
Milepost 41 – Westbound Buncombe/Henderson County Rest Area (dedicated on July 18, 2008).[20]
Milepost 68 – Westbound Welcome Center.[20]
Milepost 82 – Westbound McDowell County Rest Area.[20]
Milepost 136 – Eastbound Catawba County Rest Area.[20]
Milepost 364 – Duplin County Rest Area (dedicated on April 6, 2005).[20]
Milepost 105 – Southbound Welcome Center (dedicated on July 21, 2006).[20]
Milepost 181 – Southbound Welcome Center.[20]
15th Avenue Place SE, in Hickory.[20]
New Hamlet Senior Center, in Hamlet (dedicated on October 18, 1984).[20]
Hay Street at Freedom Memorial Park, in Fayetteville (dedicated on March 3, 1956).[20]
Milepost 282 – Northwest Visitor Center (dedicated on September 14, 2010).[21][22]
Near City Hall towards Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville (dedicated on May 27, 1984).[20]

Oklahoma

  • Blue Star Memorial By-Way, dedicated by the Dogwood Garden Club of Red Fork, Oklahoma to recognize military personnel for their service to the United States of America and the many service men and women have passed through Tulsa during their time in defending the country. Location: Route 66 Historical Village, 3770 Southwest Blvd, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Blue Star Memorial Rose Garden, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, Roseburg, Oregon. Location: Interstate 5, Garden Valley Blvd exit, west on Garden Valley. left(South) on Centennial Dr.-VA Roseburg entrance. Blue Star Memorial is located on the corner of Centennial Dr & NW Veterans Way.
  • Washburne Wayside, Highway 99W, north of Junction City.[23] Blue This marker is no longer here. The State sold the land and the marker was removed.
  • Corvallis, Oregon on 99N, to the left of the entrance ramp on to road leading to I5
  • Santiam Pass, Oregon Hwy 20 at Tombstone Wayside.
  • Albany, Oregon, Waverly Park, Albany (28) Located right off I-5 and the entrance to Albany, Dedicated June 1, 1991.
  • Alsea, Oregon, Alsea Memorial Garden (29) BWM Located in Alsea, close to OR Hwy 34, Dedicated June 21, 1991.
  • Albany, Oregon, Linn County Veterans Memorial (63) Located in Albany’s Timber Linn Park, off I-5, Dedicated May 17, 2008.
  • Lebanon, Oregon, Edward C Allsworth Veteran’s Home (81), Dedicated July 20, 2017

Pennsylvania

At the Sideling Hill rest area

Rhode Island

  • Dedication held on 8/10/2013. Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
    (First Town in Rhode Island to place a Blue Star Memorial Marker.)

South Carolina

Milepost 0 – Eastbound Welcome Center.[25]
Milepost 92 – Eastbound Kershaw County Rest Area.[25]
Milepost 89 – Southbound Welcome Center.[25]
Milepost 0 – Northbound Welcome Center.[25]
Milepost 103 – Southbound Welcome Center.[25]
At the northbound I-95 South Carolina Welcome Center in Hardeeville, South Carolina.
Milepost 4 – Northbound Welcome Center.[25]
Milepost 194 – Southbound Welcome Center.[25]
At York Street and Richland Avenue intersection, in Aiken.[25]
West end of the Gervais Street Bridge, in Columbia.[25]
On South Carolina State Capital grounds, in Columbia.[25]
Near Sesquicentennial State Park entrance, north of Columbia.[25]
At Hampton Park, in Camden.[25]
SC 151 intersection, in McBee (dedicated on April 14, 1953; rededicated on May 23, 2011); it was the sixth established blue star in the state.[26][27]
Near North Carolina state line, in Chesterfield County.[28]

Tennessee

Virginia Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Virginia

Milepost 0 – Northbound Carroll County Rest Area (dedicated on May 30, 2005).[30]
Milepost 0 – Northbound Greensville County Rest Area.[31]

Washington

  • Old Pacific Highway, Vancouver, Washington. Oldest and newest (having been removed, restored and re-dedicated) Blue Star Memorial Highway Memorial Marker in state of Washington. Located at Covington House.
  • Gateway Park, Interstate 90, Otis Orchards. Rest stop and park on the Washington side of the Idaho/Washington state line on Interstate 90. Sign located East of the buildings toward the car parking.
  • Green Lake Park, N. 69th Street and Aurora Avenue North on the west side of highway in Seattle. Restored Blue Star Memorial Highway Memorial Marker.
  • Veterans' Hospital on Beacon Hill, Seattle. New Blue Star Memorial Marker dedicated on August 5, 2016 at the garden main entrance to the Hospital by the Greater Seattle and Chinook Districts of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs and affiliate of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • Gee Creek Rest Area, I-5 at Ridgeview, Washington by Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs

Wyoming

Routes in Wyoming designated as Blue Star Memorial Highways include Interstate 25 (markers at Southeast Wyoming Information Center, exit 4, and at Chugwater Rest Area, exit 54), Interstate 80 (marker at Ft. Steele Rest Area, exit 228), I-25 Business Route through Douglas (marker near downtown on Yellowstone Highway), U.S. Route 85 (marker at Mule Creek Jct. Rest Area, mile marker 196). Blue Star Memorial markers are also located in Cody, Riverton and Worland.

See also

Reference

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  2. ^ a b c George Unrine & Judy Laird, Blue Star Memorial Highways & Byways Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, California Garden Clubs, Inc.
  3. ^ Morris Communications, The Milepost, 59th edition, page 635, ISBN 978-189215421-7
  4. ^ "2008 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  5. ^ Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  6. ^ a b "History and Current Status of: The Blue Star Memorial Highways". National Remember our Troops Campaign. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Blue Star Locations by State". National Garden Clubs, Inc. 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Blue Star Memorial Highway I". Georgia Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  9. ^ http://www.gardenclub.org/projects/ongoing-projects/blue-star-memorials. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Oak Lawn Garden Club". May 1963.
  11. ^ "I-70 eastbound rest stop near Plainfield Indiana exit - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  12. ^ "Blue Star Memorial - US 50 - North Vernon, IN - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  13. ^ "New Home for Blue Star Markers". INSIDE. Iowa Department of Transportation. January 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  14. ^ Barkley Regional Airport
  15. ^ Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. keeps the official list of all Louisiana Blue Star Memorial Highways and Markers Archived 2009-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation list of memorial highways Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
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  18. ^ DanTD (June 24, 2016). File:Brewster MNRR station-011.jpg (photograph). Retrieved July 19, 2016. {{cite AV media}}: External link in |people= (help)
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "North Carolina Memorial Highways and other Named Facilities" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NCDOT: NC Blue Star Memorial Marker Locations". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  21. ^ a b "The Record". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  22. ^ "Tarheel Guardsmen December 2010/January 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  23. ^ Visited.
  24. ^ "Historical Marker Database". Hmdb.org. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "South Carolina Garden Club - Blue Star Memorial Program". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "SCnow.com: Garden Club dedicates Blue Star Marker". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  27. ^ "The South Carolina Garden Club, Inc". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  28. ^ "Waymarking.com - US 1 Blue Star, Marlboro County". Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  29. ^ a b c Tennessee Code, Title 54, Chapter 5, Part 10, Section 54-5-1001
  30. ^ "Virginia.org". Virginia.org. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  31. ^ "Flickr: Blue Star Memorial Highway - Skippers, Virginia". 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  32. ^ Virginia DOT Press Release Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, Oct. 4, 2005
  33. ^ "SB 780: Recordation and Grantor Taxes" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  34. ^ "HB 1735 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designates entire length of Route 3 in Lancaster County". Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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