Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces

Lake City, FL

The Blue Star Memorial Highway idea started in 1945 with New Jersey garden clubs and spread across the country, drawing on the blue-star service flags of the World Wars to honor those in uniform. This Lake City, Florida marker was sponsored by District V of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs with the Lake City Garden Club. It is one link in a highway-spanning chain of tributes.

Madison, FL

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, when garden clubs marked roads with flowering plantings to honor the armed forces, the blue star recalling the service flags of World War II. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, the Madison Garden Club, and American Legion Post 68 placed this marker in Madison, dedicating the highway to all who have defended the United States.

Lowndes County, GA

First planted in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, Blue Star Memorial markers honor the armed forces along the highways of the United States, their emblem borrowed from the service flags of World War II. This Lowndes County marker was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia with the state transportation department and the Valdosta-area garden clubs. It dedicates the highway to all who have defended the country.

Folkston, GA

This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker at Folkston honors the U.S. Armed Forces that have defended the country. It was placed by the Folkston Garden Club and a VFW auxiliary in cooperation with the Garden Club of Georgia, joining a national program of roadside tributes. The blue star recalls the service flags families displayed during the nation's wars.