Blue Star Memorial By-way (Stillwater)
Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial By-way A tribute to the Armed Forces of the United States of America Perennial Garden Club Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Erected by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Story
The Blue Star Memorial, first raised by New Jersey garden clubs in 1945 to honor World War II troops, spread nationwide as a roadside tribute bearing the blue star of the wartime service flag. This by-way marker in Stillwater was placed by the Perennial Garden Club under the Federated and National Garden Clubs. It honors the armed forces of the United States.
Why it matters
It marks how Minnesota communities took part in a national, volunteer-driven tradition of honoring those in uniform.
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