The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Gretna settlement was established in 1897 by Humphrey Company, and it was platted as a town in 1905. R. A. Gray served as principal at the Gretna School. Sunny Dell Baptist Church and school served the community until Gretna School was built in 1908. A historical marker commemorates its history. The City of Gretna was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1909.
The Florida Archives have photographs from Gretna including the Sunny Dell school, Presbyterian church, and W.P. Humphrey Company buildings including its turpentine still.
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Start Gretna’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gretna’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Gretna is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gretna has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dezell House in Greensboro, 2.2 miles away.
Gretna and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.