Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces
Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America sponsored by The Town and Country Garden Club Sandersville, Georgia in cooperation with The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and Department of Transportation of Georgia
Erected by Garden Club of Georgia
The Story
Blue Star Memorial markers trace to 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs lined a highway with blue-star dogwoods to honor service members of World War II; the program soon grew into a nationwide network of roadside tributes to all who have served. This marker in Sandersville was placed by the Town and Country Garden Club with the Garden Club of Georgia and the state Department of Transportation, continuing a tradition that ties quiet local landscaping to a national gesture of gratitude. The blue star itself echoes the service flags families hung in their windows for loved ones in uniform.
Why it matters
Blue Star Memorials turn ordinary roadsides into places of remembrance, showing how civic and garden clubs helped a grateful public thank its armed forces across every generation.
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