Blue Star Locations by State Alabama Date Location/Club Marker Type 1/23/50 Mobile ? 3 10/11/51 Reg. 1 of AL B 2 8/8/52 F.G.C. of AL H 2 6/12/61 F.G.C. of AL H 1 1/8/63 Reg. 3 of AL H 1 6/7/71 F.G.C. of AL H 1 2/1/73 F.G.C. of AL – District I H 1 10/3/79 F.G.C. of AL – District VII H 1 11/17/82 Willow G.C. B 1 1/10/85 Selma Fed. of G.C. B 1 2/15/88 Honeysuckle G.C., Gilbertson B 1 2/15/88 Willow G.C., Montgomery B 1 4/13/88 Lonicera G.C., Montgomery B 1 1/27/89 Perry G.C., Auburn B 1 1/23/89 Wagarville G.C. B 1 3/29/89 Horseshoe Bend G.C., Dadeville B 1 8/27/90 Cullman Co. Fed. of G.C., Cullman H 1 11/21/90 G.C. of AL, Daleville H 1 9/22/93 G.C. of AL – Distict II, Fort Payne H 1 3/25/93 G.c. of AL – District II, Ranborne H 1 Date Location/Club Marker Type 4/22/96 Cullman Dogwood G.C., Cullman B 1 4/2/96 Cullman Fed. G.C. B 1 6/6/96 Highland Park G.C., Muscle Shoals B 1 6/19/00 Twilight G.C. B 2 4/18/2015 US Highway 98-Fairhope AL/Montrose GC Highway – 2 Blue Star Memorial Markers Location District US Hwy 31 between Athens & Decatur 1 US Hwy 72 Rest Area near Elk River 1 US Hwy 72E 6 miles west of Tuscumbia (Friendship Rest Area) 1 US Hwy 31 in median south of Cullman near Hanceville 1 US Hwy 11W near Bessemer 3 US Hwy 11E in median near Roebuck 3 US Hwy 31 near Fultondale north of Birmingham 3 US Hwy 31 in median off Hwy 280 near Vestavia 3 US Hwy 11 Fairfield west of Birmingham 3 US Hwy 11 near Tuscaloosa, off I-59 4 I-65 north near Clanton 6 I-65 south of Clanton 6 US Hwy 82 near Maplesville toward Selma 6 US Hwy 231 Montgomery near Southern Homes and Gardens 6 US Hwy 31N near Prattville 6 US Hwy 84 near Enterprise Bypass Welcome Center 7 US Hwy 29 near Hwy 80 toward Auburn 5 US Hwy 90 west of Mobile 8 US Hwy 78 near Birmingham 3 I-65 north near Cullman, Good Hope Rest Area 1 Near Enterprise, FL & AL Welcome Center 7 Dekalb County – I-59 Tennessee Line 2 Dekalb County – I-20 Georgia Line 2 Muscle Shoals Council relocated Marker #3 to Hwy 72W 1 Blue Star By-Way Markers Location District Near Montgomery 6 Near Montgomery 6 Near Gilbertown 8 Near Dadeville 5 Near Auburn 5 Near Wagarville 5 Tri-Cities 1 Cullman 1 Cullman 1 Cullman 1 Alaska Date Location Club 7/22/70 Anchor Point, 16 miles from Kenai Kenai G.C. 6/19/74 Anchorage -6th & Juneau Anchorage G.C. replacement dedicated 1984/85 9/11/79 Fairbanks – Weeks Field (moved to current Fairbanks G.C. location 5/30/02) Original dedication 9/11/79 milepost 344.2 about 20 miles west of Fairbanks 6/1990 Juneau – Public Library Triangle Juneau G.C. (junction S. Franklin & Marine Hwy) 6/4/1974 Ketchikan – Alaskan Marine Highway Terminal Ketchikan G.C. 8/15/1973 Tok – Visitors Center, Jct. SR 1 & 2 Fairbanks G.C. 9/16/2010 Wasilla, MM Valley G.C. Arizona Date Location/Club Marker Type 1956 U.S. 80 (I-19) 3 miles north of Nogales H 1 Nogales G.C. 1958 U.S. 89 Near the Utah border, Fredonia G.C. H 1 1958 U.S. 89 Rest Area – Hell’s Canyon Bridge – H 1 35 miles north of Prescott – Drake G.C. no date Rededicated U.S. 80 South. 6th Street, near junction with I-10 H 1 Tucson G.C. 1995 National cemetery on North Cave Creek Rd, M 1 Phoenix G.C. 2/27/1961 Mohawk Valley Rest Area, north side of I-8, H 1 54 miles east of Yuma - Yuma G.C. 9/8/01 F.G.C. of Yuma, Yuma B 1 8/16/04 AZ F.G.C. M 1 4/7/08 Town & Country G.C. M 1 1/3/2012 Ahwatukee Park, Phoenix Desert Pointe G.C. M 1 2/17/2012 American Legion Post 69, Fredonia M 1 Arizona Federal G.C. 3/14/2012 Yuma Civic Center Grounds, Yuma G.C. B 1 2005 Mesa Comm. College, Mesa/AZ Fed. of GC, Inc. Memorial/1 2008 Florence Pinal CO Historical Society Museum/ Memorial/1 Town & Country GC 2009 Yuma Armed Forces Park, Yuma/Fed.GC of Yuma By-Way/1 2010 San Carlos Park, Coolidge/Town & Country GC Date Location/Club Marker Type 2011 Superstition Mtn. Museum, Apache Junction/ Memorial/1 Gold Canyon GC 2013 Tempe Town Lake, Tempe/Tempe GC Memorial/1 8/6/2014 Rowle P. Simmons Com. Ctr., Prescott/Alta Vista GC By-Way Marker/1 9/1/2014 McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale/ Memorial Marker/1 Old Town and Scottsdale Garden Clubs Arkansas Date Club/Location Type/Quantity 6/9/59 Arkansas Federation of G.C. B 9/5/61 Lake Plantation H 4/30/75 Hampton H 6/3/75 Hoe “N” Hope G.C. of Memphis H 8/9/77 Dardanelle H 2/10/78 Conway Council of G.C. H 3/17/78 Texarcana Council of G.C. H 3/17/78 Fort Smith Council of G.C. H 4/10/78 Arkansas Federation of G.C. H 5/4/78 Blythesville G.C. H 9/25/78 Home & Garden G.C. H 10/12/78 Bella Vista H 2/21/86 Mena G.C., Mena H 4/29/86 Town & Country G.C. of Marion H Date Location/Club Marker Type 2/21/86 Iris G.C. of Clinton H 1/3/86 Dardanelle B 4/19/84 Ridgeway G.C. of Little Rock H 2/22/85 Prattsville Friendship G.C., Sheridan H 2/9/80 Hoe & Hope H 1/28/80 Bella Vista H 9/10/79 Forest City Council of G.C. H 12/18/78 Garden Club of Rogers H 7/20/92 Marion Town & Country G.C., Marion B 7/26/95 Village Pines, Men’s Village & Design H Women’s G.C. of Hot Springs Village 11/11/99 Bella Vista Replacement 7/4/12 Greenwood G.C., Greenwood Town Square M 1/7/2014 Veteran’s Park/Booneville GC Memorial/1 California Note: (*) = Marker in storage; (1) = One marker at 2-way rest area; (2) = Two markers at dual rest areas Location Club Alamo I-680 N-bnd ramps, Stone Valley Rd Bay Bridges District Aliso Creek I-5 bnd rest area, 5.8 mi N of Oceanside Palomer District Belden SR-70 E & W-bnd rest area, 30 mi W of Quincey Kelly Ridge GC Boron SR-58 E & W-bnd rest areas, 4 mi W of Boron Empire District Burbank N San Fernando Vly Blvd & Scott, McCambridge Pk Rose Garden SFV District Castella I-5 N-bnd Vista Pt. turnout, 1 mi S of Castella Top O’ the State District Catheys SR-140 East side of road in Catheys Valley Yosemite Gateway Valley District Chester SR-36 Lake Almanor rest area, 4 mi E of town center Plumas- Lassen District Collier I-5 N & S-bnd rest area, 11 mi S of Oregon border Yreka GC Conway US-395 Vista Pt. overlooks Mono Lake, Summit 4.5 mi N of SR-167 Oasis GC of IWV Coso Junction US-395 N & S-bnd rest area, 17 mi S of SR-190 Oasis GC of IWV Desert Oasis I-40 E & W-bnd rest areas, 9 mi E of Newberry (2) Desert Empire District Donner I-80 E-bnd rest area on Donner Pass 8 mi W of SR-89 Golden Foothills District Summit Donnor I-80 W-bnd view point, 4 mi W of SR-89 in Truckee Auburn GC Overlook Location Club Fenner I-40 E & W-bnd rest areas, 45 mi W of Needles (2) D Emp. & Roadrunner Districts Folsom Historic US-50 on Riley at Lembi Park entrance Organic Gardening Club Golden Gt. US-101 N-bnd viewpoint, Marin Co. anchorage Luther Burbank District Bridge Grass Lake US-97 N & S-bnd rest area, 19.8 mi No of Weed (1) Cascade District Hillsborough I-280 N-bnd rest area, 1.2 mi N Bunker Bay Ocean District Hill Dr. interchange Hunter Hill I-80 W-bnd rest area, 1.25 mi E of SR-37, nr Vallejo Geranium City GC Kingsburg SR-99 N & S-bnd C H Warlow rest area, 3 mi S (1) Sequoia Foothills District Los Altos I-280 El Monte Rd. Interchange, NW quadrant Bay Ocean District Hills Manzanar US 395, 11 mi N of Lone Pine Oasis GC Nt Hst Ste McCloud SR 89, 100 ft W of exit to McCloud at the flagpole McCloud GC Nyack I-80 W-bnd at Emigrant Gap Historic Overlook Golden Foothills District Oakland I-80 E-bnd turnout, .25 mi E of Toll Plaza Bay Bridges District Bay Bridge O’Brien I-5 N-bnd rest area, 2 mi N Shasta Lk bridge Cascade Clubs of Dist. 8D Pinole I-80 E-bnd on ramp at Pinole Valley Rd Pinole GC Red Bluff I-5 N & S-bnd, Herbert Miles rest areas, Cascade District 4.5 mi N of city (2) Redondo SR-1 in SW corner of PCH & Carnelian St Vietnam Veterans & Beach CGC Sacramento I-5 in Old Town area at 2nd & L Sts SRV District Sacramento I-5 S-bnd, Elkhorn rest area, nr Metropolitan Airport SRV District Location Club San Diego I-8 E-bnd, Hotel Circle exit, W 4/10 mi on Taylor Pacific Beach GC San I-80 W-bnd exit ramp, to 5th & Harrison Sts Bay Bridges District Francisco San I-80 E-bnd at 5th St.