Blue Star Memorial
Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America sponsored by Green Thumb Garden Club in cooperation with The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
Erected by Garden Club of Georgia
The Story
The Blue Star Memorial program began in 1945 as a garden-club tribute to the armed forces, its emblem drawn from the blue-star service flags of World War II and carried nationwide by the National Garden Clubs. In Thomaston, the Green Thumb Garden Club placed this marker to honor all who have served in defense of the United States.
Why it matters
It embodies a grassroots American tradition of remembrance, in which local garden clubs turned public roadsides into lasting tributes to military service.
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