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Metairie in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Metairie Ridge School

 
 
Metairie Ridge School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2011
1. Metairie Ridge School Marker
Inscription. On this site in April 1909, the first public school in Metairie opened and Metairie Ridge School. Land donated by Alfred E. Bonnabel who is often referred to as "The Father of Education" in Jefferson Parish.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1909.
 
Location. 29° 59.198′ N, 90° 8.438′ W. Marker is in Metairie, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is on Metairie Road (State Highway 611-9) east of Ellis Parkway, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1957 Metairie Rd, Metairie LA 70005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson Parish (approx. 0.6 miles away); Parish of Jefferson (approx. 0.9 miles away); City Of Metairie Ridge (approx. one mile away); Chartier Concession (approx. 1.1 miles away); Labarre Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); General John Bell Hood, CSA (approx. 1.2 miles away); Metairie Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); U.S.S. Golet SS-361 / Still On Patrol (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Metairie.
 
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Metairie Ridge School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2011
2. Metairie Ridge School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2015. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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