Gretna, Ohio

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Gretna is an unincorporated community in Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1064767}}

History

A post office was established at Gretna in 1878, and remained in operation until 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Logan | title=Logan County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 December 2015}} Besides the post office, Gretna had a railroad station and country store.{{cite book|title=History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848590|year=1880|publisher=O.L. Baskin|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848590/page/n454 488]}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Logan County, Ohio

Category:1878 establishments in Ohio

Category:Populated places established in 1878

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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