Miss American Green Cross was originally dedicated on May 4, 1928 to represent the American Green Cross Society, an early environmental organization devoted to the saving of America's greatest asset, trees. The Society's first chapter was awarded to Glendale, and the monument first stood on the grounds of old Glendale High School at the corner of Broadway and Verdugo Road. The female figure before a great green cross, with her arms outstretched to accept the plea to save the nation's trees and broken logs at her feet depicting the destroyed forest, represented an early awareness of the earth's fragile environment. Restored to its original glory, it continues to present a message about environmental concerns that remain pertinent today.