Blue Star Memorial Highway – Mono County
Mono County, Mono County, California
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial Highway A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America sponsored by Oasis Garden Club of Indian Wells Valley Ridgecrest, California in cooperation with California Garden Clubs, Inc. and California Dept. of Transportation
Erected by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Story
This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker was sponsored by the Oasis Garden Club of Indian Wells Valley in Ridgecrest, with California Garden Clubs and the state transportation department, to honor the armed forces that have defended the United States. The program traces to the mid-1940s, when garden clubs planted living tributes to World War II servicemembers before extending the honor to all who serve. The blue star echoes the service banners families hung during the war.
Why it matters
Set along a high-country California route, it shows how even remote communities joined a national tradition of honoring military service through volunteer gardening.
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