Military & Wartime

Cook County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs planted a ribbon of dogwoods to honor World War II servicemen and drew on the blue-star flags families displayed for those in uniform. The National Garden Clubs soon spread the idea nationwide, marking scenic routes as tributes to all who have served. This marker in Cook County was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Adel Garden Club.

Cook County, GA

Named for the blue-star service flags of the World War II home front, Blue Star Memorial Highways were dedicated by garden clubs beginning in 1945 as living tributes to the armed forces. The program expanded through partnerships with state highway departments, marking roads across the nation. This Cook County marker was placed with the State Road Department of Georgia and the Primrose Garden Club of Tifton.

Crisp County, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways honor the men and women of the armed forces with a symbol drawn from the service flags of World War II. Launched by garden clubs in 1945 and sustained ever since in cooperation with state transportation departments, the program dedicates highways nationwide as tributes to those who served. This Crisp County marker was sponsored by the Camellia District with the Garden Club of Georgia.

Crisp County, GA

The blue star at the heart of these markers comes from the service flags of World War II, when a blue star stood for a family member in uniform. Garden clubs launched the Blue Star Memorial Highway program in 1945 and spread it across the country as a tribute to the armed forces. This marker near Cordele was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the local Cordele Garden Club.

Stone Mountain, GA

Begun in 1945 and named for the blue-star service flags of World War II, the Blue Star Memorial Highway program enlisted garden clubs to dedicate American roads as tributes to the armed forces. Local clubs partnered with state and district garden councils to place the distinctive markers. This one near Stone Mountain was sponsored by three Smoke Rise garden clubs with the Redbud District.

Douglasville, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways carry a symbol first seen in the windows of World War II families — a blue star for each person in uniform. Garden clubs began dedicating the highways in 1945 and continued the tradition across the nation as a tribute to all who have served. This Douglasville marker was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Town and Country Garden Club.

Swainsboro, GA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program took its name from the blue-star service flags of World War II and was launched by garden clubs in 1945 to honor the armed forces. Working with state highway departments, clubs dedicated roads across the country as living tributes. This Swainsboro marker was sponsored by the Swainsboro Garden Club with the Georgia State Highway Department.

Claxton, GA

Named for the blue-star flags families displayed during World War II, Blue Star Memorial Highways were begun by garden clubs in 1945 as tributes to the armed forces. The program spread nationally, often placed in cooperation with county and state officials. This marker in Claxton was sponsored by the Claxton Garden Club with the Evans County Commissioners.

Forsyth County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, its name taken from the blue-star service flags of the World War II home front. Carried nationwide by the National Garden Clubs, it dedicates American highways as tributes to all who have served in the armed forces. This Forsyth County marker was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Rose Garden Club of Cumming.

Franklin County, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways honor the armed forces with a symbol drawn from the service flags of World War II. Begun by garden clubs in 1945 and maintained ever since with state transportation departments, the markers dedicate roads across the country. This one in Franklin County was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Toccoa Garden Club.

Atlanta, GA

The blue star of these markers recalls the service flags of World War II, when families hung a blue star for each loved one in uniform. Garden clubs launched the Blue Star Memorial Highway program in 1945 and expanded it nationwide in partnership with state transportation departments. This Atlanta marker was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with its Dogwood District.

Brunswick, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways take their name from the blue-star service flags of World War II and were begun by garden clubs in 1945 to honor the armed forces. The program grew nationwide through local clubs and district councils. This Brunswick marker was sponsored by the Urbana Garden Club and Oleander District with the Garden Club of Georgia.

Gordon County, GA

Named for the blue-star service flags of the World War II home front, Blue Star Memorial Highways were dedicated by garden clubs beginning in 1945 as tributes to the armed forces. Local clubs worked with state transportation departments to mark roads nationwide. This marker near Calhoun was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Hillhouse and Sequoyah Garden Clubs.

Cornelia, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways honor the armed forces with a symbol taken from the blue-star service flags of World War II. Begun by garden clubs in 1945, the program spread across the country through local clubs and city partnerships. This marker in Cornelia was placed by the Cornelia Garden Club, part of the Laurel District, with the City of Cornelia.

Haralson County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, named for the blue-star flags that World War II families displayed for loved ones in uniform. Carried nationwide by garden clubs and their districts, the markers dedicate American roads to the armed forces. This Haralson County marker was sponsored by the Dogwood District and Dogwood West Taskforce with the Garden Club of Georgia.

Wrens, GA

Named for the blue-star service flags of World War II, Blue Star Memorial Highways were begun by garden clubs in 1945 as tributes to the armed forces. The program grew nationwide in cooperation with state highway departments. This marker in Wrens was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the Georgia State Highway Department and the Wrens Garden Club.

Lincolnton, GA

The Blue Star Memorial began in 1945 as garden clubs across the country marked highways to honor the armed forces, taking their symbol from the blue-star flags families displayed for loved ones in service. In Lincolnton, the Pine Needle Garden Club set this marker with the Garden Club of Georgia to carry that tribute into Lincoln County. The dedication reaches beyond any single conflict to all who have defended the nation.

Lowndes County, GA

First planted in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, Blue Star Memorial markers honor the armed forces along the highways of the United States, their emblem borrowed from the service flags of World War II. This Lowndes County marker was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia with the state transportation department and the Valdosta-area garden clubs. It dedicates the highway to all who have defended the country.

Madison, GA

The Blue Star Memorial program began in 1945 when garden clubs across the country set markers along highways to honor the armed forces, their emblem drawn from the blue-star service flags of World War II families. In Madison, the Boxwood Garden Club worked with the Garden Club of Georgia and the state transportation department to dedicate this marker in Morgan County. It honors all who have defended the United States.

Oconee County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial, begun in 1945 by garden clubs nationwide, marks American highways in tribute to the armed forces, taking its symbol from the blue-star flags of wartime families. This Oconee County marker was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia, its Azalea District, and the state transportation department. It honors all who have defended the United States.

Augusta, GA

First planted in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, Blue Star Memorial markers honor the armed forces along the highways of America, their emblem borrowed from the service flags of World War II. In Augusta, the Garden Arts Club joined the Garden Club of Georgia to set this marker in Richmond County. It salutes all who have defended the nation.

Augusta, GA

The Blue Star Memorial program was created in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs to honor those who served in World War II, its emblem taken from the blue-star service flags families hung in their windows for loved ones in uniform. This Augusta marker, placed by the Garden Club of Georgia with the state highway department, carries that early wartime tribute into Richmond County. It is among the markers that name World War II directly rather than service in general.

Richland, GA

The Blue Star Memorial, launched in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, honors the armed forces along the nation's highways, taking its emblem from the blue-star flags of wartime families. In Richland the local garden club joined the Garden Club of Georgia, its Magnolia District, and the state transportation department to place this Stewart County marker. It honors all who have defended the country.

Toombs County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial was created in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs to honor those who served in World War II, its blue star taken from the service flags families displayed for loved ones in uniform. In Toombs County this marker was set by the Garden Club of Georgia with the state highway department, the county commissioners, and the Lyons Garden Club. It is one of the markers that names World War II directly.

Turner County, GA

Begun in 1945 by garden clubs across the country, the Blue Star Memorial honors the armed forces along American highways, its emblem drawn from the blue-star service flags of World War II. This Turner County marker, dated 1974, was sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia, the state transportation department, and the Tifton Garden Club. It dedicates the highway to all who have defended the United States.

Turner County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial, launched in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, marks American highways in tribute to the armed forces, the blue star recalling the service flags of wartime families. In Turner County the Rose Garden Club of Ashburn joined the Garden Club of Georgia and the state transportation department to place this marker. It honors all who have defended the nation.

Madison, FL

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, when garden clubs marked roads with flowering plantings to honor the armed forces, the blue star recalling the service flags of World War II. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, the Madison Garden Club, and American Legion Post 68 placed this marker in Madison, dedicating the highway to all who have defended the United States.

Vancouver, WA

This marker belongs to the earliest wave of the Blue Star Memorial Highway program, founded in 1945 and here dedicated specifically to the nation's armed forces who served in World War II. The blue star echoes the service flags families displayed in their windows, one for each member in uniform. Sponsored by the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs with the state highway department, it stands near the Columbia River at Vancouver.

Arlington, VA

The Blue Star Memorial program, begun in 1945, honors the armed forces that have defended the United States, its name drawn from the blue-star service flags of the World War II home front. Sponsored by the Rock Spring Garden Club in association with the Fort Myer military community, this marker stands in Arlington, within sight of the nation's most hallowed military ground. Its setting ties the garden-club tribute to the heart of American military remembrance.

Greensville County, VA

Blue Star Memorial Highways trace to 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs began planting living tributes of dogwoods along a highway to honor World War II service members. The name echoes the blue-star service flags that families hung in their windows for a loved one in uniform. The program spread nationwide through the garden-club federations, and this Virginia marker, placed with the state highway department, carries that remembrance to travelers along the road.

York County, SC

The Blue Star Memorial program began in 1945 as a garden-club tribute to the armed forces, its name borrowed from the blue-star service flags that families displayed for relatives in uniform. What started as a single New Jersey highway of dogwoods grew into a nationwide network of markers tended by state garden clubs. This South Carolina marker, placed with the state highway department, carries that gesture of thanks to passing motorists.

Smith County, TN

Blue Star Memorial Highways began in 1945 when garden clubs planted living tributes to honor those who served in World War II, taking their name from the blue-star service flags hung in family windows. The idea spread through garden-club federations into a coast-to-coast system of markers. This Tennessee marker, placed by a district of the state garden clubs with the transportation department, extends that tradition into the hills of Middle Tennessee.

Knowlton Township, NJ

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.

Klamath County, OR

This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker pays tribute to the men and women of the United States armed forces. The Blue Star program began in 1945, when garden clubs planted trees and set markers along highways to honor service members, taking their name from the blue star on the service flags families hung in their windows during World War II. Markers like this one, along an Oregon highway in Klamath County, carry that nationwide tradition forward.

St. Marys, GA

Blue Star Memorial Highways began in 1945, when the National Garden Clubs planted a ribbon of dogwoods along a New Jersey highway to honor the servicemen and women of World War II. The blue star echoed the flags families hung in their windows for a loved one in uniform. The idea spread across the country, and markers like this one now stand along thousands of miles of American road, turning ordinary highways into quiet corridors of remembrance for all who have served.

Oregon City, OR

Blue Star Memorial Highways began in 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs planted trees along a highway to honor those serving in the armed forces during World War II. The program, adopted by the National Garden Clubs, spread nationwide and now marks roads across the country in tribute to all who serve.

Multnomah County, OR

Blue Star Memorial Highways trace their origin to 1945, when garden clubs began marking roads to honor Americans serving in the armed forces during World War II. Named for the blue star on service flags hung in the windows of military families, the markers spread nationwide as a tribute to all who serve.

Hood River, OR

Blue Star Memorial Highways began in 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs planted trees along a road to honor the men and women serving in the armed forces, and the idea spread into a nationwide network of markers maintained by garden clubs. This tribute along an Oregon highway carries that tradition forward, dedicating the road to all who have defended the nation.

Lebanon, NH

This Blue Star Memorial marker honors the members of the armed forces who served in World War II, placed by the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs together with the state highway department. The Blue Star program began in the mid-1940s, when garden clubs planted trees and set markers along highways as living tributes to service members — a tradition that soon spread across the country.

Boca Raton, FL

Blue Star Memorial markers trace back to the mid-1940s, when American garden clubs began planting living tributes to the servicemembers of World War II; the program soon grew to honor all who have served in the nation's armed forces. This marker, sponsored by the Boca Raton Garden Club with the state garden federation and Florida's transportation department, carries that tribute along a public highway. The blue star recalls the service flags families hung in their windows during the war.

Davidson County, NC

This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker, sponsored by the Garden Clubs of Davidson County with the county's Veterans Council, pays tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States. It belongs to a national program launched by garden clubs in the mid-1940s to honor World War II servicemembers and later expanded to all who serve. The blue star draws on the service banners once hung in home windows during the war.

Hamilton Township, NJ

This Blue Star Memorial Highway marker in Hamilton Township pays tribute to the men and women of the United States armed forces. Sponsored by the Garden Club of New Jersey with the state transportation department, it belongs to a memorial program the nation's garden clubs launched in the mid-1940s to honor World War II servicemembers and later expanded to all who have served. The blue star echoes the service banners displayed in home windows during wartime.

Hart County, KY

Sponsored by the Dogwood District of Garden Clubs with the Garden Club of Kentucky and the state highway department, this Blue Star Memorial Highway marker honors the armed forces that have defended the nation. The Blue Star program began in the mid-1940s as a garden-club tribute to World War II servicemembers and grew to embrace all who have served. Its emblem recalls the service flags displayed in family windows during wartime.

Jasper County, IN

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.

Klamath Falls, OR

Sponsored by the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs with the state highway department, this Blue Star Memorial Highway marker near Klamath Falls honors the armed forces that have defended the United States. It is part of a national program begun by garden clubs in the mid-1940s to honor World War II servicemembers, later broadened to all who have served. The blue star recalls the service flags once displayed in home windows during wartime.

Mono County, CA

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.

Hickory, NC

Born from a 1945 New Jersey garden-club project to line a highway with dogwoods in honor of World War II troops, the Blue Star Memorial grew into a national tradition carried on by garden clubs everywhere. The blue star at its center echoes the service banners that hung in home windows during the war. This Hickory marker, sponsored by the Hickory Garden Council in cooperation with the city, dedicates a length of roadway to the armed forces that have defended the country.

Jefferson County, OR

The Blue Star Memorial, first raised by garden clubs in 1945 to honor those who served in World War II, spread into a national program of roadside tributes bearing the blue star of the wartime service flag. This Jefferson County marker, sponsored by the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs with the State Highway Department, dedicates a length of Oregon highway to the armed forces that have defended the United States.

Lakewood, CO

The Blue Star Memorial Highway tradition began in 1945, when garden clubs honored World War II servicemembers with memorial plantings along a New Jersey road; the program soon reached every state. Its blue star echoes the service flags of the war years. This Lakewood marker, sponsored by the Suburban Garden Club with the Colorado Department of Highways and the Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs, dedicates a stretch of highway to those who have defended the nation.

Lincoln County, NE

Beginning in 1945, garden clubs across the country adopted the Blue Star Memorial, first conceived in New Jersey to honor World War II servicemembers with memorial plantings along a highway. The blue star recalls the banners families hung to mark a loved one in uniform. This Lincoln County marker, sponsored by the Nebraska Federation of Garden Clubs with the State Road Department, dedicates a stretch of Nebraska highway to all who have defended the United States.

Mecklenburg County, VA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway tradition dates to 1945, when garden clubs first planted memorial trees along a New Jersey road to honor World War II servicemembers; the program soon went national. The blue star recalls the service flags families displayed at home during the war. Placed by the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs with the state's Department of Transportation, this marker in Mecklenburg County honors all who have defended the United States.

Queen Anne's County, MD

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program originated in 1945 with New Jersey garden clubs honoring World War II troops through memorial plantings, and it soon became a national tradition marked by the blue-star emblem of the wartime service flag. This Queen Anne's County marker, sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland with the State Highway Administration, dedicates a stretch of Maryland roadway to the armed forces that have defended the country.

Robeson County, NC

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.

San Mateo County, CA

The Blue Star Memorial Highway program began in 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs planted dogwoods along a road to honor World War II troops; garden clubs nationwide soon took it up. The blue star recalls the service flags of the war years. This San Mateo County marker, sponsored by the Bay Ocean District of California Garden Clubs with Caltrans, dedicates a stretch of highway to all who have defended the nation.

Iredell County, NC

The Blue Star Memorial program began in 1945, when New Jersey garden clubs planted flowering dogwoods along a highway to honor the men and women who served in World War II. The idea spread quickly through the National Garden Clubs, and the familiar cast-metal marker—crowned by a blue star drawn from the service flags families hung in their windows—became a fixture along American roadsides. This tribute in Iredell County, placed by the Statesville Garden Council with the state's garden clubs and the Department of Transportation, extends that honor to all who have defended the nation.

Surry County, NC

The Blue Star Memorial, launched by garden clubs in 1945 to honor World War II troops, takes its emblem from the service flags families hung during the war and became a nationwide roadside tribute. This Surry County marker, sponsored by the Modern Gardeners Garden Club and the Surry County Appearance Commission with the Department of Transportation, honors the armed forces that have defended the United States.

Liberty County, GA

Begun in 1945 by the nation's garden clubs, the Blue Star Memorial program lines highways with markers honoring all who have served in the armed forces, its emblem drawn from the blue-star service flags of the World War II home front. This Liberty County marker was placed by the county's garden clubs and the Oleander District of the Garden Club of Georgia in cooperation with the Department of the Army. Unlike the earliest markers, it broadens the tribute from a single war to everyone who has defended the United States.

Macon County, GA

The Blue Star Memorial program, begun by garden clubs in 1945, honors the armed forces with markers set along American highways, the blue star echoing the service flags of the wartime home front. In Macon County this marker was placed by the Garden Club of Georgia, its Magnolia District, the state transportation department, and the Americus and Sumter County garden clubs. It salutes all who have defended the United States.

Camilla, GA

Launched in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, the Blue Star Memorial honors those who serve in the armed forces, taking its name from the blue-star flags families hung during World War II. The Cherokee Garden Club of Camilla joined the Garden Club of Georgia and the state transportation department to place this marker in Mitchell County. Its tribute extends to all who have defended the nation.

Covington, GA

Started in 1945 by the National Garden Clubs, the Blue Star Memorial honors the armed forces along the nation's highways, its blue star recalling the service flags of the World War II home front. The Covington and Satsuki garden clubs placed this Newton County marker with the Georgia transportation department and the Garden Club of Georgia. Its dedication reaches all who have defended the country.