Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed

Martinsburg, WV

This memorial in Martinsburg honors those from the community who died in service to their country. Its inscription speaks in the universal language of sacrifice, dedicating the site to all who paid the ultimate price — a form of remembrance common in towns across America that lost sons and daughters to the nation's wars.

Brunswick, MD

This memorial in Brunswick, a Maryland railroad town that grew up around the Baltimore & Ohio's sprawling rail yards, honors the community's veterans of every generation. Its inscription deliberately pairs "peace and war" — recognizing not only those who served in combat but also those who wore the uniform during peacetime and stood ready. Small towns across America raised such memorials on courthouse lawns and in town squares, turning a shared sense of duty into a permanent civic landmark.

Hampshire County, WV

Bell towers have long stood at the heart of American communities — marking the hours, calling people together, and often rising as lasting memorials to those a town wishes to remember. The Parsons Bell Tower is such a landmark in Hampshire County, one of West Virginia's oldest regions, settled well before the nation's founding. Its bells and stonework give a small community a place of gathering and reflection.

Chambersburg, PA · est. 1953

On October 12, 1794, George Washington lodged at William Morrow's two-story stone tavern here while traveling west—a sitting president personally leading troops to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Farmers in western Pennsylvania had risen against a federal tax on distilled spirits, and Washington marched a militia toward Bedford to enforce the new nation's authority. The uprising collapsed without major bloodshed.