Located on Missouri Boulevard, the Blue Star Memorial was dedicated September 14th, 1953. In 1993 the Memorial was rededicated in conjunction with a major landscaping project. In 2006 the Memorial was refurbished. The Blue Star Memorial was sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri in cooperation with the Missouri State Highway Department and the Hawthorn Garden Club.
Alongside the Blue Star Memorial is a statue commemorating the Missouri volunteers who served in the Spanish-American War between 1898 and 1902. Additionally, there is a large plaque outlining the history of Jefferson City.
The Blue Star Memorial located in Memorial Park was dedicated by the Federated Gardens Club of Missouri and Jefferson City Parks and Recreation on May 8th, 2008.
Alongside the Blue Star Memorial is the Memory Row Monument commemorating those who died in the line of duty during World War I. The Memory Row Monument was originally dedicated in 1929 by the American War Mothers and placed in a roadside park. When the park was removed to make way for a road expansion project in the 1970's the monument was discarded and lost for many years. In 2012 the monument was discovered in an abandoned lot and was re-homed in Memorial Park.
The Blue Star Memorial located at the National Cemetery was dedicated by the Capital Garden Club, the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri and Jefferson City Parks and Recreation on July 4, 2014.
Excerpt from U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs: "During the Civil War, the city’s sentiments were divided between North and South. Jefferson City, however, saw little military action with one exception. On Sept. 27, 1864, a guerrilla force commanded by William Anderson burned a train and killed 17 Union soldiers and several civilian passengers. Many of the soldiers had been wounded on the battlefield and were returning home. Later that day, a federal force followed Anderson and his men to their camp where a bloody battle took place. The Union troops were routed and forced to retreat. Almost 10 years later, the remains of the men who had died in the skirmish were reinterred in Jefferson City National Cemetery."
The Blue Star Memorial located in McClung Park was dedicated August 17th, 2014 by the Bittersweet Garden Club. The Memorial overlooks Lincoln University's campus, downtown Jefferson City, and the Missouri State Capital Building.