Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, 2003
Dublin Core
Title
Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, 2003
Alternative Title
Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Highways
Memorials--Florida
Historical markers--Florida
Description
The Blue Star Memorial Highway historic marker, located on Conway Road near Lake Margaret Road in Conway in Orlando, Florida, in 2003. Blue Star Memorial Highways are marked to pay homage to the United States Armed Forces. The National Garden Clubs, Inc., now the National Council of State Garden Clubs, began the program to dedicate highways in 1945. In 1947, the Florida State Legislature designed U.S. Route 1 as the first Blue Star Memorial Highway in Florida. The marker in Orlando is sponsored by the Conway Garden Club in cooperation with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2003: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2003
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
113 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, Conway, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Blue Star Memorial Program." National Garden Clubs, Inc.. http://www.gardenclub.org/projects/ongoing-projects/blue-star-memorials.aspx.
"History and Current Status of: The Blue Star Memorial Highways." National Remember Our Troops Campaign. http://www.nrotc.org/blue.star.mem.hwy.htm.
Transcript
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America
SPONSORED BY
Conway Garden Club, Orlando, Fla.
IN COOPERATION WITH
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
AND
Florida Department of Transportation
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America
SPONSORED BY
Conway Garden Club, Orlando, Fla.
IN COOPERATION WITH
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
AND
Florida Department of Transportation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, 2003,” RICHES, accessed May 29, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2156.