Blue Star Memorial Highways are

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s in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the

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. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after

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. The blue star was used on

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s to denote a service member fighting in the war. The program has since been expanded to include Memorial Markers and Memorial By-ways (since 1994).George Unrine & Judy Laird
Blue Star Memorial Highways & Byways
, California Garden Clubs, Inc. These markers are used in National Cemeteries, parks, veterans facilities, and gardens.

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Alabama

*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

* Sterling Highway, marker at

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, the westernmost point on the North American contiguous highway system.

Arkansas

* 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

* SR 58 in

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* SR 211, in Humboldt County; marker at Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main Street, Ferndale * US 101 at

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in Humboldt County; markers at both north and south bound Trinidad rest areas between miles 728 and 731 * SR 62 in Southern California from the

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state line to

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*Interstate 80 at Hunter Hill Safety Rest Area in

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*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

* US 40 in Lakewood Marker at Abbie Duston Roadside Park. * US 287 in Lafayette at Baseline Road.

Delaware

* US 13 at the Smyrna Rest Area and in Seaford.

Florida

* US 1 in Florida * US 17 in Charlotte County,

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* US 19 and

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in Perry, Florida * US 41 in Charlotte County,

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, Lee County,

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* US 90 in Baker County * US 92 at the intersection with CR 579 on Kennedy Hill in front of the

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Restaurant between the towns of

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, Seffner, and Mango. * US 98 and Gautier Road in Constitution Park, Port Saint Joe * US 98 in

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* US 441 in Alachua County * Lakewood Ranch Town Hall in Lakewood Ranch * Old Route 41 in Bonita Springs

Georgia

Blue Star Highway marker, Brunswick, GA, US

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at the

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near Ringgold. *

at the Georgia Welcome center in Lowndes County. *

at the Georgia

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in Cook County. *

at the Georgia Rest area in Dooly County. *

at the Georgia Rest area in Monroe County. *

at the Georgia Rest area in Turner County. *

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at the Georgia Welcome center near Savannah. * SR 13 (

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) between Rest Haven and

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* SR 13 (

), Cornelia * Lumpkin Street near the

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, 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

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, 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

* IL 43 (South Harlem Avenue) at the intersection of Will County Route 74 (West Laraway Road) in Frankfort in 1980. * 95th Street & Cook Avenue in Oak Lawn; Across from Oak Lawn Village Library. * Illinois Route 43 (North Harlem Avenue) at the intersection on North Avondale Avenue (approx. 6300 North)

Indiana

* US 31 Business in

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at the southwest Intersection with River Road. *

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eastbound and westbound rest area's near Plainfield. * US 50 in Jackson County, on the northwest area of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. * *https://www.gardenclub.org/blue-and-gold-star-memorials

Iowa

I-29 Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...

north of

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; marker was originally placed along US 75 in 1955.

Kansas

Smith Center Garden Club National Garden Clubs Roadside Park

Kentucky

* Barkley Regional Airport, 2901 Fisher Road ( West Paducah); Open Gate Garden Club,

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Louisiana

Maine

The history of Blue Star Memorial Highways in Maine, according t
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

* U.S. Route 301 in all of Maryland

Massachusetts

* Interstate 495 and State Route 25, extending from I-95 close to the New Hampshire state line in

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. I-495 (Salisbury to Wareham portion) is the second-longest

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in the U.S.

Michigan

* U.S. Route 31 *

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, 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

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throughout the state. * Interstate 94 throughout the state.

Nebraska

U.S. Route 83
Kansas border to South Dakota border

New Hampshire

* Interstate 95 throughout the state. There is a marker at the

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in Seabrook just beyond the state line.

New Jersey

U.S. Route 22 U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 in the Newark Airport Intercha ...

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

New York

* Niagara Section of the New York State Thruway, Interstate 190, adjacent to the toll plaza for the northbound

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* 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

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(Main Street) and Railroad Avenue. *

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, Thruway Extension Section of the New York State Thruway to the

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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

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. Sponsored by National Garden Clubs Inc.

North Carolina

SB I-95 NC Welcome Ctr; Blue Star Memorial

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, throughout state (approved on October 4, 1968). :: Milepost 41 – Westbound Buncombe/Henderson County Rest Area (dedicated on July 18, 2008). :: Milepost 68 – Westbound Welcome Center. *

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, throughout state (approved on May 5, 1967). :: Milepost 82 – Westbound McDowell County Rest Area. :: Milepost 136 – Eastbound Catawba County Rest Area. :: Milepost 364 – Duplin County Rest Area (dedicated on April 6, 2005). * Interstate 77, throughout state. :: Milepost 105 – Southbound Welcome Center (dedicated on July 21, 2006). *

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, throughout state (approved on May 5, 1967). * Interstate 95, throughout state (approved on June 13, 1980). :: Milepost 181 – Southbound Welcome Center. *

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, from Wilmington to

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(approved on November 28, 1949). *

U.S. Route 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...

, from Tennessee state line to

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(approved in July 2017). * U.S. Route 70, throughout state. :: 15th Avenue Place SE, in Hickory. * U.S. Route 74 Business from Rockingham to

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(approved on April 20, 1984). :: New Hamlet Senior Center, in Hamlet (dedicated on October 18, 1984). *

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, from Mocksville to

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(approved on April 6, 1976). *

, from

(approved on May 4, 1972). *

, from

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(approved on November 28, 1949). * U.S. Route 301, throughout state (approved on April 28, 1949). :: Hay Street at Freedom Memorial Park, in Fayetteville (dedicated on March 3, 1956). * U.S. Route 421, in Wilkes County. :: Milepost 282 – Northwest Visitor Center (dedicated on September 14, 2010). *

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, in

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(approved on April 20, 1984). :: Near City Hall towards Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville (dedicated on May 27, 1984).

Oklahoma

* 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

* Blue Star Memorial Rose Garden, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, Roseburg, Oregon. Location: Interstate 5, Garden Valley Blvd exit, west on Garden Valley. left(South) on Centennial Dr.-VA Roseburg entrance. Blue Star Memorial is located on the corner of Centennial Dr & NW Veterans Way. * Washburne Wayside, Highway 99W, north of Junction City. Blue This marker is no longer here. The State sold the land and the marker was removed. *Corvallis, Oregon on 99N, to the left of the entrance ramp on to road leading to I5 *Santiam Pass, Oregon Hwy 20 at Tombstone Wayside. *Albany, Oregon, Waverly Park, Albany (28) Located right off I-5 and the entrance to Albany, Dedicated June 1, 1991. *Alsea, Oregon, Alsea Memorial Garden (29) BWM Located in Alsea, close to OR Hwy 34, Dedicated June 21, 1991. *Albany, Oregon, Linn County Veterans Memorial (63) Located in Albany's Timber Linn Park, off I-5, Dedicated May 17, 2008. *Lebanon, Oregon, Edward C Allsworth Veteran's Home (81), Dedicated July 20, 2017 *Milwaukie, Oregon, Milwaukie Bay Park, On 99E *Ontario, Oregon, Oregon Trail Rest Area on I-84 West exit 377

Pennsylvania

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* At most service areas along the

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at Gulph Road in

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at Providence Road in

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Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker Media PA 07042020

Rhode Island

* Dedication held on October 8, 2013. Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
(First Town in Rhode Island to place a Blue Star Memorial Marker.)

South Carolina

* Brushy Creek Rd in Greer at Century Park. * Interstate 20, throughout state. :: Milepost 0 – Eastbound Welcome Center. :: Milepost 92 – Eastbound Kershaw County Rest Area. * Interstate 77, throughout state. :: Milepost 89 – Southbound Welcome Center. *

, throughout state. :: Milepost 0 – Northbound Welcome Center. :: Milepost 103 – Southbound Welcome Center. I-95 NB South Carolina Welcome Center-9

* Interstate 95, throughout state. :: Milepost 4 – Northbound Welcome Center. :: Milepost 194 – Southbound Welcome Center. *

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, throughout state. :: At York Street and Richland Avenue intersection, in Aiken. :: West end of the Gervais Street Bridge, in Columbia. :: On South Carolina State Capital grounds, in Columbia. :: Near

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entrance, north of Columbia. :: At Hampton Park, in Camden. :: 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. :: Near North Carolina state line, in Chesterfield County.

Tennessee

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

West in Gibson County,

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Tennessee Code, Title 54, Chapter 5, Part 10, Section 54-5-1001 * U.S. Route 25 West in

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in Campbell County, Tennessee *

U.S. Route 641 U.S. Route 641 (US 641) is a U.S. Route in Tennessee and Kentucky. It runs for from US 64 south of Clifton, Tennessee to an intersection with US 60 in Marion, Kentucky. While it is considered a spur route of U.S. Route 41, ...

within Henry County, Tennessee Virginia Blue Star

* U.S. Route 31W in Sumner and Robertson County (Until 1990s)

Texas

* 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

* Interstate 77 :: Milepost 0 – Northbound Carroll County Rest Area (dedicated on May 30, 2005). * Interstate 95 :: Milepost 0 – Northbound Greensville County Rest Area. *

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* Virginia State Route 3 in Lancaster County (effective on July 1, 2011). * U.S. Route 301 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) *U.S. Route 15 in Fluvanna County, on the campus of

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. *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

*Old Pacific Highway,

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. 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

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. 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 Ridgeview, 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

Wyoming

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.

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