Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highway

The 'Blue Star Memorial Highways are memorial highways in the United States that 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 flags and outside servicemen's homes during the war. The program has since been expanded to include Memorial Markers and Memorial By-Ways. These markers are used in National Cemeteries, parks, veterans facilities, and gardens.

ee also

*U.S. Route 50 in Maryland
*Blue Star Memorial Highway (Michigan)
*Winnebago County War Memorial
*California State Route 70
*US Route 301
*Interstate 90 in Washington

References

External links

* [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/bluestar/ Caltrans - Blue Star Memorial Highways]
* [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/blue01.htm Federal Highway Administration - Blue Star Memorial Highways]
* [http://www.gardenclub.org National Garden Clubs, Inc.]


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