
Blue Star Memorial Highways are highways in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the U.S. armed forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II. The blue star was used on service flags to denote a service member fighting in the war. The program has since been expanded to include Memorial Markers[1] and Memorial By-ways (since 1994).[2] These markers are used in National Cemeteries, parks, veterans facilities, and gardens.
List
[edit]![]() | It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled List of Blue Star Memorial Highway markers. (Discuss) (April 2024) |
Alabama
[edit]- Scenic Highway 98, Baldwin County starting at Montrose–Daphne city line and traveling north through Montrose
- Sponsored by the Montrose Garden Club
- Dedicated April 18, 2015 in a ceremony held at Knights of Columbus Hall
- US 31 just north of Prattville
Alaska
[edit]
- Sterling Highway, marker at Anchor Point, the westernmost point on the North American contiguous highway system.[3]
Arkansas
[edit]- I-30; Marker is at the Arkansas Welcome Center on East-bound I-30 just outside of Texarkansa.
- There also is a marker at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro Ar,
- Interstate 55 at the Arkansas Welcome Center in Blytheville AR. Mile marker 68 southbound.
California
[edit]- SR 58 in Southern California[4]
- SR 211, in Humboldt County; marker at Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main Street, Ferndale[2]
- US 101 at Trinidad in Humboldt County; markers at both north and south bound Trinidad rest areas between miles 728 and 731[2]
- SR 62 in Southern California from the Arizona state line to I-10
- Interstate 80 at Hunter Hill Safety Rest Area in Vallejo, California
- U.S. 395 at Coso Junction in Inyo County
- San Fernando Blvd. (Former U.S. Route 99) in Burbank, California; marker located at McCambridge Park
Colorado
[edit]Delaware
[edit]- US 13 at the Smyrna Rest Area and in Seaford.[6]
Florida
[edit]- US 1 in Florida[7]
- US 17 in Charlotte County, Citrus County, Clay County[7]
- US 19 and US 27 in Perry, Florida
- US 41 in Charlotte County, Collier County, Lee County, Manatee County, Sarasota County[7]
- US 90 in Baker County[7]
- US 92 at the intersection with CR 579 on Kennedy Hill in front of the Hardee's Restaurant between the towns of Thonotosassa, Seffner, and Mango.[8]
- US 92 at the intersection with the Lake Parker boat ramp at Sertoma Park in Lakeland.
- US 98 and Gautier Road in Constitution Park, Port Saint Joe
- US 98 in Bay County[7]
- US 441 in Alachua County[7]
- Lakewood Ranch Town Hall in Lakewood Ranch
- Old Route 41 in Bonita Springs
Georgia
[edit]
- I-75 at the Georgia Welcome center near Ringgold.
- I-75 at the Georgia Welcome center in Lowndes County.
- I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Cook County.
- I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Dooly County.
- I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Monroe County.
- I-75 at the Georgia Rest area in Turner County.
- I-95 at the Georgia Welcome center near Savannah.[9]
- SR 13 (Buford Highway) between Rest Haven and Buford
- SR 13 (Buford Highway), Cornelia
- Lumpkin Street near the University of Georgia, Athens
- Covington (Hwy 36) Monticello Street SW at Church Street
- In front of the Thomas County Courthouse, Thomasville
- Along GA27/US341 in front of the Appling County Public Library, Baxley, Appling County
- Along GA37 in Fort Gaines, Clay County
- Along GA35/GA133 in Moultrie, Colquitt County
- In Riverfront Park, Albany, Dougherty County
- In Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park, off US 17, Brunswich, Glynn County
- Along US19 in roadside park, Mitchell County
- Along GA18/US41 in front of the American Legion buildings in Forsyth, Monroe County
- Along GA153 in Ellaville, Schley County
- Along GA38/US84 in front of the Screven City Hall, Screven
- Along GA3/GA30/US19 in Americus, Sumter County
- Along US1 in roadside park, Toombs County
- Along GA4/US1/US23 in Ware County
- Along US341 in Jesup, Wayne County
- In Georgia Veterans State Park, Crisp County
Illinois
[edit]- IL 43 (South Harlem Avenue) at the intersection of Will County Route 74 (West Laraway Road) in Frankfort in 1980.[10]
- 95th Street & Cook Avenue in Oak Lawn; Across from Oak Lawn Village Library.[11]
- 95th Street & Spaulding Avenue in Evergreen Park.[12]
- Illinois Route 43 (North Harlem Avenue) at the intersection on North Avondale Avenue (approx. 6300 North)
- East Lake Ave., Glenview Blue Star Memorial Highway and Woods.
Indiana
[edit]- US 31 Business in Peru at the southwest Intersection with River Road.
- I-70 eastbound and westbound rest area's near Plainfield.[13]
- US 50 in Jackson County, on the northwest area of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge.[14]
2/21/1950 | Terre Haute | H1 |
2/21/1950 | Centerville | H1 |
12/11/1950 | G.C. of Indiana | H3 |
8/12/1953 | Indiana State G.C. | ? |
5/3/1971 | Indiana G.C. | H2 |
1/7/1974 | Garden Clubs of Indiana | H1 |
6/7/1978 | Garden Clubs of Indiana | H2 |
7/16/1979 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. | H1 |
7/16/1979 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Southeast District | H1 |
9/28/1979 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Northwest District | H1 |
5/12/1980 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Central District | H1 |
12/18/1982 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. – Southwest District | H2 |
4/18/1985 | New Castle G.C. | B1 |
4/18/1985 | Brown County G.C., Nashville, IN | B1 |
12/9/1987 | Hobart G.C., Hobart | B1 |
4/29/1991 | Southbend G.C., Southbend | H1 |
6/20/1991 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Pendleton | H1 |
4/3/1992 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis | B1 |
5/31/1996 | Plainfield G.C., Danville | B1 |
2/13/1997 | Marengo G.C., Hardinsburg | B1 |
3/9/1998 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis | B1 |
8/24/1998 | Dyer G.C., Dyer | B1 |
1/18/1999 | Dirt Diggers G.C., Paoli | B1 |
1/28/1999 | Flower Lane G.C., Columbus | B1 |
3/4/1999 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc., Hardinsburg | H1 |
3/22/2000 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc. | B1 |
1/8/2001 | Peru G.C. | B1 |
6/12/2002 | Come into the Garden | B1 |
5/19/2003 | Terrace G.C. | B1 |
7/21/2004 | Cultivating G.C. | H1 |
2/10/2005 | G.C. of Marion | H1 |
5/6/2005 | Central District of IN | H1 |
10/11/2005 | G.C. of Indiana, Inc., District II | B1 |
12/22/2008 | Vale of Paradise, Valpariso | H1 |
7/13/2009 | Portage G.C., Gilbert Park, Portage, IN | B1 |
1/10/2012 | Westwood G.C., VFW Post 1114, Evansville | B 1 |
4/30/2012 | G.C. of Indiana, S. Dan Jones Rd., Avon | H 1 |
6/22/2013 | Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton/Green Thumb Garden Club of Princeton, Inc. | M1 |
8/1/2013 | Lincoln State Park, Lincoln City/
Christmas Lake Village GC |
B1 |
9/14/2013 | Black River Rest Area on I-64 near Griff, Princeton/
Green Thumb GC of Princeton, Inc. |
H1 |
9/14/2013 | Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton/
Green Thumb GC of Princeton, Inc. |
M1 |
6/1/2014 | Veterans Memorial Park, 303 W. Henry St., Syracuse/ Syracuse-Wawasee GC | B1 |
11/1/2014 | Eastside Park, Eastside Park Dr., Washington/
Washington Arts & Flowers GC |
B1 |
11/9/2014 | Courthouse Square; Hwy 46-Greensburg/
Give un Take & Greensburg Nightbloomer GC's |
H1 |
7/1/2015 | Hobart Historical Society, 706 E. 4th St., Hobart/
Hobart Garden Club |
B1 |
3/2/2016 | 200 W. Main St., Winamac IN/Iris-Elm GC | BBy-Way/1 |
4/11/2016 | Civic Center, 200 Block Main St., Sullivan IN/Sullivan County Garden Club IN | BBy-Way/1 |
4/20/2016 | 9301 Madison-Crown Point, IN/North West District/ The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. | BMemorial/1 |
4/19/2016 | 1 Matter Park Circle, Marion IN/
The Garden Club of Marion IN |
BBy-Way/1 |
6/16/2016 | Corner of Manor Ave. & Ridge Rd., Munster IN/ North West District; Munster Garden Club | BBy-Way/1 |
6/16/2016 | R.L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W 10th St., Indianapolis IN/ The Garden Club of Indiana; Indiana's2016 Bicentennial | BMemorial/1 |
4/12/2017 | Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart IN/The Four Winds Garden Club | BBy-Way/1 |
7/23/2017 | Gateway Drive/HWY 50 East along sidewalk(east)/ Washington Arts & Flowers Garden Club | Bhighway/1 |
7/23/2017 | Crown Point Courthouse Square – Corner of Court & Joliet St – SW of Lake County Court House, Crown Point IN | BBy-Way/1 |
5/5/2019 | Clay Township Government Center, 10701 Twp. Gov. Center, Indianapolis IN 46280/Broad Ripple Garden Club | BHighway/1 |
Fall/2020 | Boonville Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Boonville, IN/ Boonville GC, The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc | BBy-Way/1 |
5/31/2021 | Wolf Lake Memorial Park, 2324 Calumet Ave., Hammond, IN/ The GC of IN, Inc, NW District | GMemorial/1 |
Iowa
[edit]- I-29 north of Council Bluffs; marker was originally placed along US 75 in 1955.[15]
Kansas
[edit]Smith Center Garden Club National Garden Clubs Roadside Park
Kentucky
[edit]- Barkley Regional Airport, 2901 Fisher Road (West Paducah); Open Gate Garden Club, Paducah.[16]
Louisiana
[edit]Date | Location[17] | Sponsor |
---|---|---|
February 25, 1955 | Fort Pike State Park Off Hwy 90, New Orleans | New Orleans Federated Council of Garden Clubs |
November 14, 1972 | Chef Menteur Hwy. (Hwy. 90) at Michoud Blvd., New Orleans | Les Belles Fleures Garden Club |
December 2, 1972 | Gen. DeGaulle Dr. In median at Mardi Gras Blvd.(West Bank) | Algiers, Aurora, and Buena Vista Garden Clubs |
November 14, 1972 | Gentilly Blvd. (Hwy. 90) In median at Gentilly Woods Shopping Center, New Orleans | Pontchartrain Garden Club |
March 2, 1996 | St. Bernard Hwy, (LA 46) Dela Ronde Home Ruins, Chalmette (lost in Katrina - August 2005) |
Green Thumb Garden Club |
March 2, 1996 | St. Bernard Hwy. (LA 46) Arabi | Green Thumb Garden Club |
Nov 1997 | Judge Perez Dr. at Culture Center, Chalmette (lost in Katrina - August 2005) | Green Thumb Garden Club |
April 26, 2002 | City Park Botanical Gardens by the Flag Pole | Federated Council of New Orleans Garden Clubs |
October 19, 2008 | Hwy 23/Belle Chase Hwy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB) | District I & II |
June 6, 2010 | The National WWII Museum, 1001 Magazine St., New Orleans | "Freedom Isn't Free" Project, LGCF, Inc. |
November 11, 2010 | Hwy 23/Bell | Creative Planters Garden Club |
April 11, 1961 | International Airport, New Orleans. Original Lost; Replaced on August 22, 2011 | Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. |
1973 | Jefferson Hwy LaBarre Rd. New Orleans | Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. |
1973 | Bridge City-West Bank (Hwy. 90) at foot of Huey P. Long Bridge | Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. |
Nov.11 1996 | Franklin Ave. at Stumpf Blvd. West Bank, Gretna | Twilight Gardeners Association, Gretna |
September 11, 2002 | Parterre Memorial Gardens in Lafreniere Park, Metairie | District II Garden Clubs |
November 6, 2010 | North End of Hwy 3134, (Intersect w/Barataria Blvd,) Marrero | Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs |
November 6, 2010 | 799 Jean Lafitte Blvd, Jean Lafitte | Better Swamps & Garden Club |
April 6, 2011 | Kenner Veteran's Park, 1901 Williams Blvd, Kenner | Chateux Estates Garden Club |
May 6, 2011 | Argonne St. & Transcontinental Ave., Metairie | Petals of North Bridgedale Garden Club |
November 10, 2011 | Veterans Memorial Blvd and North Causeway Blvd, Metairie | Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. |
March 20, 2012 | 400 Block of Terry Parkway, Terrytown | Terrytown Garden Club |
December 3, 1966 | Hwy. 90 at Brashear Ave. In median with Eternal Flame | Morgan City Garden Club |
March 11, 1967 | Evangeline Thru-way at Tourist Information Center | Lafayette Garden Club |
November 1966 | Hwy. 90/182, New Orleans Blvd. | Terrebonne Garden Club |
May 25, 1998 | Hwy. 90 at South-East Blvd. | Bayou Vista Garden Club |
April 24, 1999 | LA1 at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux | Thibodaux Garden Club |
November 11, 1999 | Hwy. 90 at Hwy. 182, Entrance to City at Tourist Center | Patterson Garden Club |
June 28, 2000 | Hwy. 90/Service Rd., St. Mary Parish Tourist Center | Franklin Garden Club |
November 11, 2000 | LA Hwy. 96, Parish Building, 301 West Port St. | St. Martinville Garden Club |
June 4, 2002 | Jackson St. at West 10th St. Chaisson Park | Thibodaux Garden Club |
May 27, 2002 | 1010 Main St. Sugar City Plaza, Jeanerette | New Iberia Garden Club |
November 13, 2003 | Convention & Visitors Bureau Hwy. 14, Iberia Parish | New Iberia Garden Club |
November 10, 2004 | Patterson City Hall, Hwy 182 | Patterson Garden Club |
July 4, 2004 | Veterans Park - Berard St., Breaux Bridge | Breaux Bridge Garden Club |
May 9, 2005 | City Hall, Loreauville | Azalea Garden Club |
May 29, 2005 | City Hall Grounds on Main St. | Gueydan Garden Club |
April 26, 2009 | Hwy 182, 300 Patti Dr., Berwick Civic Center | Berwick Garden Club |
Welcome Center at 1-20, Shreveport West | Shreveport Federated Garden Clubs | |
November 11, 1978 | Hwy 1 at entrance to LSU- Shreveport | Pierremont Hills Garden Club |
Hwy 71 South 8 miles from Arkansas State Line | Hosston Garden Study Club | |
April 7, 1974 | Old Minden Rd. at Benton Rd. | Bossier City Garden Club |
October 27, 2003 | Turner's Pond by Lakeview United Methodist Church, Lake Shore Dr., Minden | Town & Country Garden Club |
Unknown | Hwy 165, Bastrop | Bastrop Garden Club |
June 1952 | Roadside Park Hwy. 167 North | Ruston Garden Club |
November 11, 1954 | Hwy 15 & Loop Rd. Roadside Park | Winnsboro Garden Club |
March 1, 1957 | Hwy 15, Wisner | Wisner Garden Club |
1987 | Hwy 17, Epps | Epps Garden Club |
1970's | Hwy 17 at Hwy. 80, Delhi | Delhi Garden Club |
May 30, 1968 | Hwy 165, West Monroe of the Twin Cities | Welcome Garden Club |
May 30, 1968 | Hwy 34 South, Monroe | Monroe Garden Club |
November 11, 1994 | LA Hwy 84, Tourist Center | Vidalia Garden Club |
May 15, 2007 | Hwy 84 at Bayou Cocodrie Welcome Sign | Ferriday Garden Club |
November 6, 2007 | Hwy 167 South, Jonesboro | Jonesboro Hodge Garden Club |
May 15, 1956 | Old Spanish Trail in median at Pontchartrain Dr. & Carey St. | Bayou Liberty Garden Club |
1965 | Hwy.61 at Florida Blvd./Airline (Cortana Mall) (destroyed) | Baton Rouge Garden Club |
April 1963 | Hwy I-55 Tourist Information Center, Hammond | Pine Cone Garden Club |
November 1989 | Cate Square Park | Hammond Garden Club |
July 1, 2006 | Independence Blvd. | Baton Rouge Garden Club |
May 31, 2004 | Hwy 16 at City Hall | Stem & Stamen Garden Club |
July 4, 2007 | Corner of Pine St. and the RailRoad | Ponchatoula Gardenetts and Community Garden Club |
October 27, 2007 | Hwy 36/21 St Tammany Fire District 12, Station 124 | Covington Garden Club |
November 11, 2007 | Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park | Plaquemine Garden Club |
November 11, 2008 | Hwy Bus 61, 305 River Rd. S, In front of the USS Kidd | Baton Rouge Garden Club |
November 11, 2008 | Veterans Blvd between Florida Blvd and Range Ave | Denham Springs Garden Club |
1960 | Hwy 190 West at Tourist Information Center (Exit 19B from I-49) | Opelousas Garden Club |
Nov.11 1964 | Hwy 171 at Washington St. | DeRidder Gardenettes |
Nov.11 1966 | Hwy 27 at Roselawn Cemetery (Exit 20 from I-10) | Town & Country and Sulphur Garden Club |
May 28, 1994 | LA Hwy 103 (Exit 25 from I-49) | Washington Garden Club |
November 11, 1998 | LA Hwy 383 City Hall Complex, Iowa | Iowa Garden Club |
November 11, 2000 | LA Hwy 90 at Tourist Center, Lake Charles (remounted after Hurricane Rita - 2005) photo |
Lake Charles and Diggers & Weeders Garden Club of Lake Charles |
May 15, 2004 | Hwy 90 at 250 West Laurel; Post Office, Eunice | Bulb and Blossom Garden Club |
October 2, 2004 | Hwy 165 - 4th St. at the Gazebo, Kinder | Spade & Hope Garden Club |
November 10, 2006 | City Hall, 126 E. Main St. Ville Platte | Magnolia Garden Club |
May 26, 2007 | SW Intersection of LA Hwy 13 and Interstate 10 | Crowley Garden Club |
Nov 1968 | Hwy 167/71, MacArthur Dr. at Richard Avenue | Alexandria and Airview Terrace Garden Club |
April 1, 1996 | 101 West Lee St., Leesville | Sponsored by the Alexandria Garden Club |
October 25, 2000 | LA Hwy 1- Clarence Edwards Park | Marksville Garden Club |
December 7, 2009 | Alexandria Air Force Base | Alexandria Garden Club |
April 12, 2011 | LGCF, Inc. Headquarters, 1606 Water St., Lecompte | LGCF, Inc. 75th Anniversary (1934 - 2009) |
Maine
[edit]The history of Blue Star Memorial Highways in Maine, according to Maine Garden Clubs:
• 1946 — Garden Club Federation of Maine adopts program.
• 1947 — U.S. Route 1 designated as Maine's Blue Star Memorial Highway. This covered 546 miles from Fort Kent to Kittery.
• 1957 — U.S. Route 1 and U.S. 1-A, starting at the junction of Route 1A and 1 in Stockton Springs and extending via Bangor and Brewer to the junction of Route 1A and 1 in Ellsworth, are designated as Blue Star Memorial Highways.
• 1972 — U.S. Route 2, including Skowhegan, and state Route 3, are designated Blue Star Memorial Highways. This gave Maine 952 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway.
• 1974 — State Route 157 and U.S. Route 201, from the junction of Route 1 at Brunswick to the Canadian border near Jackman, is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway, giving Maine a total of 1171.6 miles of designated highway.
• 1981 — The new entrance to Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway.
Maryland
[edit]- U.S. Route 301 in all of Maryland[6]
Massachusetts
[edit]- Interstate 495 and State Route 25, extending from I-95 close to the New Hampshire state line in Salisbury to Cape Cod. I-495 (Salisbury to Wareham portion) is the second-longest auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S.
Michigan
[edit]- U.S. Route 31[18]
- Woodward Avenue, marker on northbound side, just south of I-696 in Pleasant Ridge
- U.S. 31/Blue Star Highway (County Road A2), north of Phoenix Road/Blue Star Highway traffic light in South Haven
Minnesota
[edit]- Interstate 35 throughout the state.[19]
- Interstate 94 throughout the state.[19]
Nebraska
[edit]- U.S. Route 83 Kansas border to South Dakota border
New Hampshire
[edit]- Interstate 95 throughout the state.[20] There is a marker at the rest area in Seabrook just beyond the state line.
New Jersey
[edit]- U.S. Route 22 from Mountainside to North Plainfield
- County Route 632/Ridgedale Avenue from East Hanover, Morris County.
- North side of NJ 70 (John Davison Rockefeller Highway), just west of Chairville Road, Medford Township 08055
- Knowlton Rest Area, MM 7.2 Interstate 80 East Bound, Columbia, New Jersey 07832
New York
[edit]- Niagara Section of the New York State Thruway, Interstate 190, adjacent to the toll plaza for the northbound South Grand Island Bridge
- New Rochelle at intersection of Main Street and Pratt Street. Fanneuil Park across the street from the New Rochelle Armory.
- Brewster at the historic Brewster Metro-North station clock on the triangle at US 6 (Main Street) and Railroad Avenue.
- Rockland County, New York, Thruway Extension Section of the New York State Thruway to the Garden State Parkway at Chestnut Ridge, Installed and dedicated on October 22, 1958. The marker is currently missing (2018).
- Broome County, New York, the Southern Tier Welcome Center in Kirkwood along Interstate 81. Sponsored by National Garden Clubs Inc.
North Carolina
[edit]

- Interstate 26, throughout state (approved on October 4, 1968).[21]
- Interstate 40, throughout state (approved on May 5, 1967).[21]
- Interstate 77, throughout state.[22]
- Milepost 105 – Southbound Welcome Center (dedicated on July 21, 2006).[22]
- Interstate 85, throughout state (approved on May 5, 1967).[21]
- Interstate 95, throughout state (approved on June 13, 1980).[21]
- Milepost 181 – Southbound Welcome Center.[22]
- U.S. Route 17, from Wilmington to Elizabeth City (approved on November 28, 1949).[21]
- U.S. Route 64, from Tennessee state line to Nags head (approved in July 2017).[21]
- U.S. Route 70, throughout state.[21]
- 15th Avenue Place SE, in Hickory.[22]
- U.S. Route 74 Business from Rockingham to Hamlet (approved on April 20, 1984).[21]
- New Hamlet Senior Center, in Hamlet (dedicated on October 18, 1984).[22]
- U.S. Route 158, from Mocksville to Roanoke Rapids (approved on April 6, 1976).[21]
- U.S. Route 158, from Roanoke Rapids to Elizabeth City (approved on May 4, 1972).[21]
- U.S. Route 158, from Elizabeth City to Nags Head (approved on November 28, 1949).[21]
- U.S. Route 301, throughout state (approved on April 28, 1949).[21]
- Hay Street at Freedom Memorial Park, in Fayetteville (dedicated on March 3, 1956).[22]
- North Carolina Highway 24, in Jacksonville (approved on April 20, 1984).[21]
- Near City Hall towards Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville (dedicated on May 27, 1984).[22]
Oklahoma
[edit]- Blue Star Memorial By-Way, dedicated by the Dogwood Garden Club of Red Fork, Oklahoma to recognize military personnel for their service to the United States of America and the many service men and women have passed through Tulsa during their time in defending the country. Location: Route 66 Historical Village, 3770 Southwest Blvd, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oregon
[edit]
- Washburne Wayside, Highway 99W, north of Junction City Blue Star. This marker is no longer here.
The State sold the land and the marker was removed and relocated at Junction City's Veteran's Memorial.
- Santiam Pass, Oregon Hwy 20 at Tombstone Wayside.*Lebanon, Oregon,
1. Getting Creek rest area, southbound I-5. Nine miles north of Eugene. June 23, 1949. 2. Medford Veterans Park, Siskiyou Summit roadside area. April 27, 1951 3. Santiam River rest area, northbound I-5 south of Salem. March 16, 1952. 4. Jantzen information center. October 17, 1953. 5. Cabin Creek roadside, north of Sutherlin, southbound rest area. April 18, 1953. 6. South Benton Museum, Monroe. June 19, 1953. 7. Community Park, Winston. May 6, 1954. 8. Collier Memorial State Park, north of Klamath Falls, US Hwy 97. May 27, 1960. 9. Beaver Marsh wayside rest area, south of Chemult. June 10, 1960. 10. Veterans Memorial Park, Klamath Falls. September 22, 1960 11. Peter Skene Ogden Park, Crooked River Bridge, US Hwy 97, October 3, 1960. 12. Maupin City Garden, US Hwy 197, May 24, 1961. 13. Madras Triangle, US Hwy 26 and 97. April 29, 1962. 14. Sun Crest rest area, southbound I-5, north of Ashland, August 31, 1967. 15. French Prairie-Baldock rest area, Milepost 282, southbound I-5, August 7, 1967. 16. Biggs Junction, US Hwy 97 and I-80, destroyed. Replaced at Deschutes River Rec area, 2020. 17. Willamette Falls viewpoint, Oregon City, Hwy 99, September 1, 1978. 18. Stanfield rest area, I-84, April 21, 1979. 19. Ontario rest area, northbound I-84, W exit 377, November 24, 1979.
Oregon Trail Rest Area
20. Tillamook rest area, US Hwy 101 southbound, August 7, 1981. 21. Hood River Port, 600 E Marina Way, September 27, 1981. 22. D River wayside, Lincoln City, US Hwy 101, May 23, 1984. 23. Midland information center, exit 282, Klamath Falls, May 24, 1984. 24. Multnomah Falls, I-84, near information center, October 9, 1984. 25. Gardens of Enchantment, 43223 SE Oral Hull Rd. Sandy, April 19, 1986. BWM 26. Merlin rest area, southbound I-5, exit 61, June 9. 1988 27. Albany, Oregon, Waverly Park, Albany Located right off I-5 and the entrance to Albany,
Dedicated June 1, 1991.
28. Alsea Memorial Gardens, US Hwy 34, 3154 Pacific Blvd, in Alsea June 21, 1991. 29. V.A. Medical Center, Portland on the hill, July 20, 1994. 30. Baker City rest area, exit 295 southbound I-5, April 5, 1979. 31. Troutdale Rail Depot Museum, Main Street, February 18, 1995. 32. Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd, Portland, September 9, 1995. 33. Coquille Sturdivant Park, Hwy 101 south of Gold Beach, 1995. 34. Ophir Wayside Park, US Hwy 101, 10 miles north of Gold Beach, October 21, 1995. 35. Burns Park, Condon, near fairgrounds. I-84 to US Hwy 19. June 21, 1996. 36. Hilton Creek wayside. Heppner, I-5 to exit 68. June 21, 1996. BWM 37. Coos County Historical Society, North Bend, 1210 N. Front, September 11, 1996. BWM 38. Bandon City Park, March 14, 1997. BWM 39. Coos County Chamber of Commerce, 50 E. Central, US Hwy 101, May 31, 1997. 40. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland. Battleship OR. August 28, 1997. (Stolen, June, 2023) 41. Green Waters Park, Oakridge, Hwy 58 off I-5, May 30, 1998. BWM 42. Ochoco Creek Park, downtown Prineville, May 22, 1999. BWM 43. Eagle Point National Cemetery, 2763 Riley Road, Medford, April 13, 2000. 44. Jacksonville Veterans Park, June 6, 2000. BWM 45. Corvallis, Hwy 99W, & Hwy 34 September 11, 2000. 46. Orchard Park, Milton Freewater I-84 exit to Hwy 11, September 22, 2000. 47. Roseburg Veterans Administration Healthcare System, 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd, October 1, 2000. Blue Star
Location: Interstate 5, exit, west on Garden Valley.Left(South) on corner of Centennial Dr.-VA Roseburg entrance.
48. Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, in Rose Garden, May 28, 2001 49. Veterans Memorial Park, Beaverton, May 27, 2002 50. Veterans Memorial Park, Glide, I-5 to Hwy 138, May 25, 2003. 51. Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Hwy 18, May 26, 2003. 52. Veterans Hospital, The Dalles, Veterans Drive and Columbia Drive, June 6, 2003. 53. Cascade Locks Fire House, I-84, 440 WaNaPa St, April 3, 2004. 54. Canyonville Memorial Park, VFW Post 5714, November 11, 2004. 55. Umatilla Landing Park, I-84 exit 168 to Hwy 730, November 13, 2004. 56. McCormic Park VFW, St. Helens, May 30, 2005. Stolen August 30, 2009. Found damaged
December 2009. Replaced at Veterans Park Memorial Wall, November 11, 2010.
57. Southern OR Rehabilitation Center and Clinics Park, White City, August 24, 2005. 58. Rainier River Front Park, May 29, 2006. 59. Dufur Historical Museum, June 25, 2006. 60. Sutherland, I-205 exit 136, Bridge of the Stars, November 2, 2006. 61. Boring Fire Protection District 59, November 10, 2006. BWM 62. Albany, Oregon, Linn County Veterans Memorial (63) Located in Albany's Timber Linn Park,
900 Price Road, Albany, off I-5, Dedicated May 17, 2008.
63. Sandy, Pioneer Blvd and Hwy 212, November 11, 2008. BWM 64. Medford I.O.O.F. Eastwood Pioneer Cemetery, May 25, 2009. BWM 65. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Canby, Hwy 99E, July 1, 2009. 66. Jean Road Fire Station, Lake Oswego, September 17, 2009. BWM 67. David Dewitt Veterans Memorial wayside, North Bend, October 22, 2010. BWM 68. Veterans Park Central Point, May 30, 2011. BWM 69. Portland Fire and Rescue, 122nd and Sandy Blvd. Anniversary of September 11, 2011. 70. North Manzanita rest area, I-5 north of exit 6, May 28, 2012. 71. North Plains Fire Station, Commercial Street, November 12, 2012. BWM 72. Veterans Memorial Hwy I-205 northbound, West Linn Viewpoint, November 11, 2013. 73. Veterans Memorial Park, 267 SW 2nd Ave, Estacada, August 23, 2014. BWM 74. Milwaukie Waterfront Park, SW Jackson and McLoughlin, E 99 October 18, 2014. 75. Veterans Park Columbia City, Hwy 30 westbound, May 25, 2015. BWM 76. Harnish Wayside Park, Eagle Point, Hwy 62 and Royal Dr., May 21, 2016 77. Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Fairview, 1800 NE Marker Dr., September 9, 2016. 78. Veterans Memorial Park, Cornelius, 1251 Baseline Rd., May 29, 2017. 79. Edward Allsworth Veterans Home, Lebanon, July 20, 2017. 80. Veterans Memorial Park, Grants Pass, September 29, 2017, Gold Star BWM #1. 81. Office Covered Bridge, Westfir, I-5 to Hwy 58, July 7, 2018. 82. Camp Withycombe, 153 Minuteman Rd. Clackamas. August 12, 2018 83. Newberg Memorial Park, 411 S. Howard St., May 18, 2019. BWM 84. The Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton, September 14, 2019. 85. David Dewitt Veterans Memorial wayside, North Bend, October 5, 2019. Gold Star BWM #2. 86. Parkdale Bicentennial Memorial Garden, Baseline and D Hwy, October 10, 2021. BWM 87. Dallas Post Office, 768 SW Church St., November 11, 2021. 88. Bly Community, Paul Melsness rest area, Hwy 140 E, May 21, 2022 89. Bend Heroes Foundation and Project Recover. 35 W. Drake Road, Bend. Dedicated September 25, 2022. Blue Star BWM. 90. Bend Heroes Foundation and Project Recover. 35 W. Drake Road, Bend. Dedicated September 25, 2022.
National Gold Star Mothers and Families Day.
91. Military Order Purple Heart Chapter 147. Don Jones Park, Central Point. Dedicated May 29, 2023,
Memorial Day. Gold Star BWM #4
92. American Legion Post 22, Idlewilde Cemetery. 980 Tucker Road, Hood River. Dedicated May 29, 2023.
Memorial Day. Blue Star BWM
93. American Legion Post 22, Idlewilde Cemetery. 980 Tucker Road, Hood River. Dedicated May 29, 2023.
Memorial Day Gold Star BWM # 5
94. Military Order Purple Heart Chapter 551, Redmond Cemetery. 3545 S. Canal Blvd. Dedicated May 29, 2023.
Memorial Day. Blue Star BWM
95. Military Order Purple Heart Chapter 551, Redmond Cemetery. 3545 S Canal Blvd. Dedicated May 29, 2023.
Memorial Day. Gold Star BWM #6
96. Jefferson County Veterans. 860 SW Madison, Madras. Dedicated September 24, 2023. Blue Star BWM 97. Jefferson County Veterans. 860 SW Madison, Madras. Dedicated September 24, 2023,
National Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. Gold Star BWM #7
98. American Legion Post 67. 676 SW 5th Street, Cultural Center, Ontario. Dedicated September 30, 2023.
National Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. Gold Star Memorial Marker #8
99. Parkdale Bicentennial Memorial Garden, Baseline and D Hwy, Sept. 30, 2023, Gold Star BWM #9. 100. Military Order Purple Heart Chapter 72, American Legion Post 123 and Beaverton Garden Club. Watson & 7th St. Veterans Memorial Park. Dedicated November 11, 2023, Veterans Day. 101. Military Order Purple Heart Chapter 72, American Legion Post 123 and Beaverton Garden Club. Watson & 7th St. Veterans Memorial Park. Dedicated November 11, 2023, Veterans Day. Gold Star BWM # 10 102. Country Gardens Veterans Memorial Org. Lake Oswego, May 27, 2024, BWM. 103. Lake Grove GC with Veterans Memorial Org. Lake Oswego, May 27, 2024. Gold Star BWM #11. 104. St. Helens GC, Columbia City VM Park, May 27, 2024. Gold Star Memorial Marker #12. 105. Warrenton VFW Post 10540 Gold Star Memorial Marker, Gold Star Families Highway. May 29, 2024.
Gold Star Memorial Marker #13
106 Odell Garden Club, Mt. Hood Fairgrounds, September 14, 2024. Blue Star BWM. 107. Odell Garden Club, Mt. Hood Fairgrounds, September 14, 2024. Gold Star BWM #14. 108, Douglas County War Memorial Central Point. September 18, 2024. Blue Star BWM 109. Douglas County War Memorial Central Point. September 18, 2024. Gold Star BWM # 15 110. Dallas Garden Club, 185 SW Levens. September 28, 2024. Gold Star Marker #16. 111, Central Point Garden Club, September 29, 2024. Gold Star BWM #17 112. Scappoose Garden Club, November 11, 2024. Blue Star Memorial Marker. 113. Central Point Garden Club, December 7, 2024. Blue Star BWM.
Pennsylvania
[edit]
- At most service areas along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate 76[25]
- US 202 at Gulph Road in King of Prussia
- PA 252 at Providence Road in Media[26]

Rhode Island
[edit]- Dedication held on August 10, 2013. Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
South Carolina
[edit]- Brushy Creek Rd in Greer at Century Park.[27]
- Interstate 20, throughout state.
- Interstate 77, throughout state.
- Milepost 89 – Southbound Welcome Center.[28]
- Interstate 85, throughout state.
- Interstate 95, throughout state.
- U.S. Route 1, throughout state.
- At York Street and Richland Avenue intersection, in Aiken.[28]
- West end of the Gervais Street Bridge, in Columbia.[28]
- On South Carolina State Capital grounds, in Columbia.[28]
- Near Sesquicentennial State Park entrance, north of Columbia.[28]
- At Hampton Park, in Camden.[28]
- SC 151 intersection, in McBee (dedicated on April 14, 1953; rededicated on May 23, 2011); it was the sixth established blue star in the state.[29][30]
- Near North Carolina state line, in Marlboro County.[31]
Tennessee
[edit]- U.S. Route 45 West in Gibson County, Tennessee[32]
- U.S. Route 25 West in Cove Lake State Park in Campbell County, Tennessee[32]
- U.S. Route 641 within Henry County, Tennessee[32]
- U.S. Route 31W in Sumner and Robertson County (Until 1990s)[33]
Texas
[edit]- Tarrant County - FM 1220 (Boat Club Road) just south of WJ Boaz Road
- U.S. 59 from Houston to Texarkana (designated 1976)
- FM 3188 from State 94 to its end at Camp Olympia in Trinity County (1983)
- U.S. 271 from Paris to Gladewater (1978)
- U.S. 287 from the Anderson-Houston county line to the Johnson-Ellis county line (1976).
- U.S. 385 from Big Bend National Park north to the Oklahoma state line north of Dalhart (1976).
- State 155 from Palestine to Linden (1975)
- U.S. 77 from the Oklahoma state line at Gainesville to Denton, then via other highways the New Mexico state line (1947 and 1953).
- SS 496 at Avondale from its junction with U.S. 287 southeasterly via Saginaw, Fort Worth and Kennedale to its junction with U.S. 287 in Mansfield (1988)
Virginia
[edit]- Milepost 0 – Northbound Carroll County Rest Area (dedicated on May 30, 2005).[34]
- Milepost 0 – Northbound Greensville County Rest Area.[35]
- U.S. Route 1 in Fairfax County[36]
- Virginia State Route 3 in Lancaster County (effective on July 1, 2011).[37][38]
- U.S. Route 301[clarification needed] from the Maryland State Line to Business U.S. Route 301 north of Bowling Green; thence via Business U.S. Route 301 to U.S. Route 301 south of Bowling Green and via Richmond, Colonial Heights, Petersburg and Emporia to the North Carolina State Line. (General Assembly 2-24-48) [39]
- U.S. Route 15 in Fluvanna County, on the campus of Fork Union Military Academy.
- U.S. Route 17 in the City of Chesapeake, running south from Route 64 down to the North Carolina border. The highway was dedicated on May 24, 2017.
Washington
[edit]- Old Pacific Highway, Vancouver, Washington. Oldest and newest (having been removed, restored and re-dedicated) Blue Star Memorial Highway Memorial Marker in state of Washington. Located at Covington House.
- Gateway Park, Interstate 90, Otis Orchards. Rest stop and park on the Washington side of the Idaho/Washington state line on Interstate 90. Sign located East of the buildings toward the car parking.
- Green Lake Park, N. 69th Street and Aurora Avenue North on the west side of highway in Seattle. Restored Blue Star Memorial Highway Memorial Marker.
- Veterans' Hospital on Beacon Hill, Seattle. New Blue Star Memorial Marker dedicated on August 5, 2016, at the garden main entrance to the hospital by the Greater Seattle and Chinook Districts of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs and affiliate of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
- Gee Creek Rest Area, I-5 at Ridgefield, Washington by Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs
- Long Lake Garden Club in Port Orchard maintains a Blue Star marker at Retsil Veterans Home and Hospital in Port Orchard
- US 12 at Mossyrock Dam North recreational fishing area parking lot
- Hal Ramaley Memorial Park in Oak Harbor, WA. The Oak Harbor Garden Club maintains a Blue Star Memorial By-Way sign within the park.
Wyoming
[edit]Routes in Wyoming designated as Blue Star Memorial Highways include Interstate 25 (markers at Southeast Wyoming Information Center, exit 4, and at Chugwater Rest Area, exit 54), Interstate 80 (marker at Ft. Steele Rest Area, exit 228), I-25 Business Route through Douglas (marker near downtown on Yellowstone Highway), U.S. Route 85 (marker at Mule Creek Jct. Rest Area, mile marker 196). Blue Star Memorial markers are also located in Cody, Riverton and Worland.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lysiak, Jennifer (January 21, 2011). "Contract still in the works for LVAC". Metrowny.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c Unrine, George; Laird, Judy. "Blue Star Memorial Highways & Byways". California Garden Clubs, Inc. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010.
- ^ Morris Communications, The Milepost, 59th edition, page 635, ISBN 978-189215421-7
- ^ "2008 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. 40 (Colfax) in Denver, Colorado - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.Marker at Abbie Duston Roadside Park.
- ^ a b "History and Current Status of: The Blue Star Memorial Highways". National Remember our Troops Campaign. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "List of Designated Roads in Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. September 12, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Star Locations by State". National Garden Clubs, Inc. 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Blue Star Memorial Highway I". Georgia Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Blue Star Memorial Program". National Garden Clubs. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Oak Lawn Garden Club". May 1963.
- ^ "Evergreen Park Blue Star Memorial Highway". The American Legion. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "I-70 eastbound rest stop near Plainfield Indiana exit - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Blue Star Memorial - US 50 - North Vernon, IN - Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "New Home for Blue Star Markers". INSIDE. Iowa Department of Transportation. January 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Barkley Regional Airport
- ^ Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. keeps the official list of all Louisiana Blue Star Memorial Highways and Markers[usurped]
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation list of memorial highways Archived July 11, 2012, at archive.today
- ^ a b "MN Blue Star Markers". mngardenclubs. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Operations; Turnpikes; Blue Star Turnpike (New Hampshire Department of Transportation: Bureau of Turnpikes)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "North Carolina Memorial Highways and other Named Facilities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NCDOT: NC Blue Star Memorial Marker Locations". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Record". Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Tarheel Guardsmen December 2010/January 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Blue Star Memorial HighwayHistorical Marker Database". Blue Star Memorial Highway. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers on Waymarking.com". Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "South Carolina Garden Club - Blue Star Memorial Program". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "SCnow.com: Garden Club dedicates Blue Star Marker". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "The South Carolina Garden Club, Inc". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Waymarking.com - US 1 Blue Star, Marlboro County". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c Tennessee Code, Title 54, Chapter 5, Part 10, Section 54-5-1001
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1991). White House, Tennessee (Map). Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia.org". Virginia.org. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Flickr: Blue Star Memorial Highway - Skippers, Virginia". July 30, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Virginia DOT Press Release Archived January 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, October 4, 2005
- ^ "SB 780: Recordation and Grantor Taxes" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "HB 1735 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designates entire length of Route 3 in Lancaster County". Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "Designated Interstate and Primary Route Numbers, Named Highways, Named Bridges and Designated Virginia Byways (Route Index)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. May 14, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Blue Star Memorial Highway at Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Star Memorial Program of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
- Blue Star Memorial Project of National Garden Clubs on Facebook
- Caltrans - Blue Star Memorial Highways
- Federal Highway Administration - Blue Star Memorial Highways
- Traveling Along Blue Star Highway in Michigan - Blue Star Memorial Highways
- History and Current Status of: The Blue Star Memorial Highways