The History of Eldred High School
Eldred (population 211) is located in lower-western Illinois in the western portion of Greene County.
Illinois Route 108 is the main roadway through town. The Hurricane Creek flows to the south of town. The Illinois River
is located 2 miles west of Eldred while the Mississippi River is a mere 10 miles to the west. Eldred is about 40 miles
northwest of the St. Louis area.
According to a Greene County website http://www.greene-county.com/eldred.htm , the Eldred area was first settled in 1821. The town was not platted, however, until 1895.
It was originallly named Farrow Town. It was eventually incorporated as Eldred in the early 1900s.
A school was in place in Eldred by the late 1800s. A high school was probably established in the early
1900s. A brick high school building was built in 1921 and is pictured above. It burned down in 1926 and was rebuilt in
1927. The high school continued to serve the Eldred residents until 1953. At that time the residents of Eldred voted
to join forces with their neighbor to the east, Carrollton.
The Eldred school building sported a new addition and was used as part of the Carrollton School District
until it was closed in 1979. The fate of the Eldred school building today is being sought as well.
Eldred High School Quick Facts
Year opened: early
1900s
Year closed:
1953
Annexed to: Carrollton
School District
Eldred HS team nickname: the "Warriors"
Eldred HS team colors:
Red, White, with Black trim
Eldred HS Fight Song:
"We Are the Warriors"
WE ARE THE WARRIORS, (ECHOED BACK)
THE MIGHTY,MIGHTY WARRIORS (ECHOED BACK)
PEOPLE WILL ASK US (ECHOED BACK)
WHO WE ARE (ECHOED BACK)
WE WILL SAY (ECHOED BACK)
WE ARE THE WARRIORS, (ECHOED BACK)
WE ARE THE WARRIORS, (ECHOED BACK)
MIGHTY, MIGHTY WARRIORS!
