Blue Star Memorial Highway (Robeson County)
Robeson County, Robeson County, North Carolina
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 NC, Inc. Youth Clubs in cooperation with Woodmenlife Chapters #125, 144, 225 & 1516 and The NC Department of Transportation
Erected by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Story
The Blue Star Memorial began in 1945 as a garden-club tribute to World War II troops, its blue star borrowed from the service banners families hung in their windows, and it spread into a nationwide roadside memorial program. This Robeson County marker is notable for its sponsors: youth clubs of The Garden Club of North Carolina, working with WoodmenLife chapters and the state Department of Transportation. It honors the armed forces that have defended the nation.
Why it matters
By enlisting young people in raising it, this marker passes the habit of remembrance to a new generation—the very purpose behind the Blue Star network.
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