Jefferson Memorial Arch - Gretna, Louisiana
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Big B Bob
N 29° 55.050 W 090° 03.972
15R E 783254 N 3313262
A Gateway to the Mississippi River in a town of Gretna, LA.
Waymark Code: WM7JK1
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2009
Views: 11
Built in 1923, this marker, located in the median of Huey P. Long Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets in Gretna, faces the Mississippi River to the northeast.
A Gretna engineer, Jacob Huber, formed the Jefferson Memorial Organization in 1918 to raise funds for a World War I memorial. It was later dedicated to all of Jefferson Parish's veterans and contains the names of Confederate, the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II soldiers
Used in a multitude of ceremonies and commemorative events, The Arch’s main celebration comes when it hosts a Memorial Service to commemorate fallen military heroes.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Memorial
Location: Located in the original city hall area of Gretna, LA.
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