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Gretna is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Gretna Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Gretna. The district primarily developed in the early-to-mid-20th century, with buildings dated between about 1881 and 1963.
[1] [2] The plantation was built in Virginia, located outside the town of Gretna, between Danville and Lynchburg. [3] [4] A wood-frame structure, likely the original plantation house, was built before 1800. [5] After 1820, the original house was divided into a duplex and used as living quarters for slaves. [5]
Pages in category "People from Gretna, Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Les Barley; P.
Great Bridge is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake in the U.S. state of Virginia. Its name is derived from the American Revolutionary War Battle of Great Bridge , which took place on December 9, 1775, and resulted in the final removal of British government from the Colony and Dominion of Virginia .
The Thomas Claiborne Creasy House is a historic house at 415 South Main Street in Gretna, Virginia. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1840 with later additions that substantially complemented the original construction. The original main block is Italianate in style, with Colonial Revival addition made in the 1880s and a ...
The city of Breaux Bridge is zoned to Breaux Bridge Primary School (Grades PK-2), Breaux Bridge Elementary (Grades 3-5), Breaux Bridge Junior High School (Grades 6-8), and Breaux Bridge High School (Grades 9-12). Private schools include St. Bernard Elementary (Grades PreK-8) and Louisiana Christian School (Grades PreK-12).
Breaux Frères or Breaux Brothers (Amédé on accordion, Ophé on guitar, and Cléopha on the fiddle), [1] were Cajun musicians. They were the earliest to record the song "Jolie Blonde", under the title of "Ma Blonde Est Partie". [2] Amédé Breaux was born on September 1, 1900, north of Rayne, Louisiana, near a community called Roberts Cove ...