Gretna High School Site

Gretna High School Site Marker

Significance:

• Commemorating a Former Educational Institution: It honors the history of a significant high school that served the community of Gretna for nearly three decades and continued as a junior high for another two.
• Remembering a Landmark: It marks the location of a building that was likely a significant landmark in the town for many years.
• Acknowledging the Loss: It indirectly acknowledges the destruction of the original building, a loss that likely had an impact on the community.
• Honoring Alumni Memories: The inscription “THANKS FOR MANY GOOD MEMORIES” and the “DONATED BY THE CLASS OF 1955” clearly indicate that this monument was erected to preserve and celebrate the positive memories associated with the school by its alumni.

The Gretna High School Site Monument is a commemorative marker placed by the alumni of Gretna High School to remember the school’s existence, the good times experienced there, and to mark the location of the building that once stood as an important part of the community’s history.