Blue Star Memorials

After World War II, a nationwide movement was started to pay tribute to the nation's armed forces by designating various state and national routes as "Blue Star Memorial Highways." It began in 1944 with the planting of 8,000 Dogwood trees by the New Jersey Council of Garden Clubs as a living memorial to veterans of World War II. The following year the National Council of State Garden Clubs adopted the program and began a Blue Star Memorial Highway system, which covers thousands of miles across the Continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. The Blue Star became an icon in World War II and was seen on flags and banners in homes for sons and daughters away at war.


Visit The Blue Star Memorial Program website National Garden Clubs Blue Star Memorial Program for more information.


The list below shows Blue Star Memorials that have been found and logged by the Geocaching community.

Alabama  (AL)

N   33° 27.039

W 086° 47.305

Vestavia Hills

Hwy. 31

TheEdge

8/17/2003

 

N   33° 36.484
W 086° 47.834

Fultondale

U.S. 31

oldboyhiker

8/22/2003

 

N   34° 42.813
W 087° 46.725

Tuscumbia – between Mile Marker 19 & 20

Hwy. 72

Keymaker

9/07/2003

 

N   34° 42.452
W 085° 33.621

Rest area

 

Southbound I-59

Team Bert

 10/04/2003

 

N   34° 04.480
W 086° 51.840

Warrior Rest area

I-65

Jeff35080

11/08/2003

 

N   34° 04.479
W 086° 51.843

Cullman Rest area

I-65

lefty cacher

12/22/2003

 

N   32° 28.646
W 086° 27.118

Prattville

Hwy. 31

bamageek

 1/18/2004

 

N   33° 36.484
W 086° 47.832

Fultondale

Hwy. 31

Bubba Cache

 1/20/2004

 

N   29° 49.126

W 085° 17.726

Welcome Center

U.S. Hwy. 231

Bulli the Wonder Dog

9/05/2004

 

N   33° 28.051

W 086° 54.428

Midfield

U.S. 11 across from

Midfield Police Station

WheresDiB

1/26/2005

 

N   34° 10.341

W 086° 50.527

Cullman

Hwy. 31 – ft. County Court House

Alabama_pink

1/26/2005

 

N   34° 42.300

W 087° 46.712

 

Hwy. 72

Pork King

4/23/2005

 

N   31° 00.536

W 085° 24.446

Alabama Welcome Center

Near Florida Line

ElectricBird

6/25/2005

 

N   34° 57.246

W 086° 53.538

Shadow of the Welcome rocket

Southbound I-65

Rideau Rangers

7/02/2005

 

N   32° 35.210

W 085° 29.162

South of Auburn

U.S. 29

alaga forester

7/02/2005

 

Alaska (AK)

N   61° 13.045
W 149° 51.615

Anchorage

Glenn Highway

SantaBro

 11/06/2003

 

N   61° 13.023

W 149° 51.576

 

 

superpowerdave

11/06/2004

 

N   64° 50.326

W 147° 44.136

Fairbanks

Weeks Field Wein Park

Airport Way & Cowles Road

Team Bear Bait

6/22/2005

 

N   63° 20.172

W 142° 58.983

Visitors-Info in Tok

Alaska Hwy.

El_Rolfo

8/04/2005

 

N   59° 46.537

W 151° 49.984

Anchor Point

Most Westerly Hwy. point in North America

DavidT21 & Fisherwoman

8/05/2005

 

N 64° 50.322

W 147° 44.136

Fairbanks

Noel Wien Library

PedalPushin

9/24/2005

 

Arizona  (AZ)

N   32° 43.911
W 113° 42.906

Yuma Rest area

East of Yuma West Bound

Thehairyhillbilly

 5/30/2003

 

N   35° 02.337
W 090° 45.535

Forrest City Rest area

I-40

Cactusjeep

 6/22/2003

 

N   36° 25.904
W 094° 13.982

Bella Vista - Welcome Center & Rest stop

71B/540 Interstate

Lefty & Roust-about

2/03/2004

 

Arkansas  (AR)

N   34° 53.283
W 092° 06.658

Jacksonville

Vandenberg Blvd.

pdumas

 3/02/2003

 

N   35° 50.579
W 090° 40.896

Jonesboro

 

LoneCacher

10/25/2003

 

N   33° 28.365
W 094° 01.074

Texarkana, Arkansas Welcome Station

 

Mrs. Captain Picard

12/19/2003

 

N   35° 09.358
W 090° 14.489

West Memphis

I-40

jackcacheNC

 1/23/2004

 

N   35° 56.547
W 089° 52.506

Rest area – just out of Missouri

South I-55

ice cream man

2/14/2004

 

N   36° 25.885
W 094° 13.979

Bella Vista

 

arkansas stickerdude

2/24/2004

 

N   35° 29.190
W 093° 49.324

Ozark

 

Pumpkin Nuts

 3/20/2004

 

N   35° 12.880
W 090° 11.841

Marion City Hall

U.S. Hwy. 64

chili36

 6/05/2004

 

N   34° 53.822
W 092° 06.161

Vandenburg Road - Little Rock AFB

Hwy. 67/167

Phantom 491

 8/09/2004

 

N   35° 56.542

W 089° 52.522

Rest stop

I-55

Tazmn & Babycakes

8/06/2004

 

N   34° 53.284

W 092° 06.653

Little Rock Air Force Base – Jacksonville

Vandenberg Road

IGPoobah

9/06/2004

 

N   34° 53.284

W 092° 06.644

Little Rock Air Force Base – Jacksonville

 

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