Gold Star Club

A gold star in the window meant a family had lost a son to war. This monument marks the hill the Utah chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers dedicated in 1934 — a gathering place for women bound together by the hardest thing they shared. The Gold Star Mothers had formed a few years earlier, at first among those whose sons never came home from the First World War; in the decades since, their ranks widened to hold the mothers of the fallen from the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf. Grief, made into fellowship.

What the plaque says

This monument stands on the site of the original Gold Star Hill, which was dedicated in 1934 by The Utah Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers. Formed in 1928 by a component of the Service Star Legion and originally composed of women whose sons had been lost in World War I, the Gold Star Mothers would later expand their membership to include those whose sons were lost in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.5 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.5 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 0.9 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Horizon Grove — steps away
• Rotary Steps Monument — steps away
• Memorial Grove Park Dedication — steps away
• Liberty Bell Tower (3) Markers — steps away