Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America sponsored by Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in cooperation with State Department of Transportation of GA Magnolia District of Garden Clubs of GA and Early Bloomers Garden Club, Americus, GA
Erected by Garden Club of Georgia
The Story
The Blue Star Memorial program, begun in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, honors the armed forces with markers along American highways, the emblem borrowed from the blue-star flags of the wartime home front. In Americus the Early Bloomers Garden Club joined the Garden Club of Georgia, its Magnolia District, and the state transportation department to set this Sumter County marker. It honors all who have defended the nation.
Why it matters
The markers show how local garden clubs became stewards of a nationwide tribute to those who serve.
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Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed
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