Taylor Township near Waterfall in Fulton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2022
1. Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
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.
Erected 1990 by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list.
Location. 40° 3.518′ N, 78° 4.931′ W. Memorial is near Waterfall, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. It is in Taylor Township. It is on North Hess Road. Marker is adjacent to the Sideling Hill Service Plaza comfort station, only publicly accessible from the Pennsylvania
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Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old PA Pike Trail (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Littleton (approx. 6.4 miles away); Military Convoys (approx. 9 miles away); The Pennsylvania Turnpike (approx. 9 miles away); Burnt Cabins (approx. 9.6 miles away); McConnellsburg (approx. 9.6 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 9.6 miles away); 200 Lincoln Way West (approx. 9.7 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Lyttelton (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2022
2. Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2022
3. Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2022
4. PA Turnpike First Section NHCE Landmark Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2022
5. Looking West Along the Blue Star Memorial Highway (PA Turnpike) Toward Sideling Hill
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 1, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on February 24, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
