Whitehouse in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blue Star Highway
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 12, 2011
1. Blue Star Highway Marker
New Jersey was the first to propose naming a highway in honor of WWII veterans. The Blue Star sign placed here was the nation's first to identify a highway as such.Erected 2011 by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list.
Location. 40° 37.01′ N, 74° 44.45′ W. Marker is in Whitehouse, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. Marker is on New Jersey Route 22, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitehouse NJ 08888, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Whitehouse Veterans Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Leake - Stillwell Mills (approx. one mile away); "From Here They Served" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rockaway Valley Railroad 1888 (approx. 1˝ miles away); White House Station
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Also see . . . Blue Star Highway. The history of the Blue Star Memorial Highways program. (Submitted on August 14, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.)
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 12, 2011
2. Blue Star Highway Marker
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 12, 2011
3. Blue Star Highway Marker & Original Sign
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 12, 2011
4. Original Blue Star Memorial Drive Sign - 1946
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 12, 2011
5. Reverse side of Blue Star Memorial Drive sign
The Blue Star Memorial Drive is a living tribute to the men and women of New Jersey who served in the armed forces of World War II. Initially, Blue Star Memorial Drive followed this road (USS22 / NJ28) its routes marked by tablets and flowering dogwood trees. This original route marker was re-dedicated 2003.
Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission
Hunterdon County Road Department
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 930 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 12, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
