Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highway (HM1F4)

Location: Somerset, PA 15501 Somerset County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 59.989', W 79° 2.808'

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A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.

Following World War II, the National Council of State Garden Clubs designated certain national roads as "Blue Star Memorial Highway", as a living memorial to "all those who have served or will serve in the nation's armed forces," through planting aisles of flowering trees and shrubs. The Pennsylvania Turnpike from Carlisle to Irwin was so designated as part of the first transcontinental Blue Star Highway and our plantings of flowering Dogwood trees are evident along this segment of the Turnpike.
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HM NumberHM1F4
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Year Placed1990
Placed ByPennsylvania Turnpike Commission in cooperation with The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania and the Blue Star Memorial Highway Council
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 10:52am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 666730 N 4429563
Decimal Degrees39.99981667, -79.04680000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 59.989', W 79° 2.808'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 59' 59.34" N, 79° 2' 48.48" W
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Area Code(s)814, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 133-203 I-76, Somerset PA 15501, US
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