West Virginia Welcome Center - Morgantown, West Virginia
Posted by: xptwo
N 39° 41.849 W 080° 02.800
17S E 581734 N 4394616
This Blue Star Marker is located in front of the West Virginia Welcome Center at MM159 southbound on I-79, just south of the Pennsylvania - West Virginia border.
Waymark Code: WMEEAC
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2012
Views: 10
According to the West Virginia Garden Club web site, this marker was dedicated on September 19, 1986, and was the fourth one placed by the organization. "Vesta Van Meter and Beulah Hash dedicated the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Blue Stars in 1986 (on the new interstates) and won the NGCSC Award." source: (
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The marker text reads:
Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America
Sponsored by
West Virginia Garden Clubs, Inc.
Monongahela - Cheat District
of West Virginia Garden Clubs, Inc.
in cooperation with
West Virginia State Road Commission
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