Blue Star Memorial Highway – Jasper County
Jasper County, Jasper County, Indiana
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. North West District in cooperation with Indiana State Highway Commission
Erected by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Story
Sponsored by the North West District of the Garden Club of Indiana with the state highway commission, this Blue Star Memorial Highway marker honors the armed forces that have defended the United States. The program dates to the mid-1940s, when garden clubs began planting tributes to World War II servicemembers before widening the honor to all who have served. The blue star recalls the service flags families placed in their windows during wartime.
Why it matters
It is one link in a coast-to-coast memorial chain built by volunteer gardeners, embedding remembrance of military service into the American roadside.
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