Blue Star Memorial Highway
Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey
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 New Jersey in cooperation with New Jersey Department of Transportation and Blue Star Memorial Highway Council
Erected by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Story
The Blue Star Memorial tradition was born in New Jersey in 1945, when garden clubs lined a highway with flowering dogwoods to honor World War II service members; the name came from the blue-star flags families displayed for those in uniform. From that first stretch the program grew into a national network of markers. This marker in Warren County stands close to where the whole idea began.
Why it matters
It marks the home ground of a tradition that spread across the country, turning public gratitude for the armed forces into a living, roadside memorial.
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