Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed

Conyers, GA

Begun in 1945 by garden clubs across the country, the Blue Star Memorial honors the armed forces with highway markers, the blue star drawn from the service flags of the World War II home front. In Conyers this marker was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia and its Redbud District with the state highway department. It dedicates the road to all who have defended the United States.

Jackson, GA

This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker in Butts County honors the U.S. Armed Forces that have defended the nation. It was placed by the Butts County Garden Club Council with the Redbud District of the Garden Clubs of Georgia as part of a nationwide memorial tradition. The blue star recalls the wartime service flags once hung in family windows.

Madison, GA

The Blue Star Memorial program began in 1945 when garden clubs across the country set markers along highways to honor the armed forces, their emblem drawn from the blue-star service flags of World War II families. In Madison, the Boxwood Garden Club worked with the Garden Club of Georgia and the state transportation department to dedicate this marker in Morgan County. It honors all who have defended the United States.

Stone Mountain, GA

Begun in 1945 and named for the blue-star service flags of World War II, the Blue Star Memorial Highway program enlisted garden clubs to dedicate American roads as tributes to the armed forces. Local clubs partnered with state and district garden councils to place the distinctive markers. This one near Stone Mountain was sponsored by three Smoke Rise garden clubs with the Redbud District.