The Town of Greenfield

. . . . from A to Z

 

A is for . . . Agriculture—chief occupation

B is for . . . Brown, Jennie “Belle” - 108 years old

C is for . . . Carman, Harry—noted educator

D is for . . . Denton, Preston—first permanent settler

E is for . . . Education—16 Districts in 1813

F is for . . . Flake Graphite Mine

G is for . . . Granger Glass Works

H is for . . . Haggerty, Anthony—settled in 1778

I is for . . . Indian Samp Mortar

J is for . . . James Bank

K is for . . . King Station—D & H

L is for . . . Lake Desolation

M is for . . . Mills—cloth, fulling, paper, lumber

N is for . . . . New Name—Greenfield

O is for . . . Old Name—Fairfield

P is for . . . Plank Road—1844

Q is for . . . Quakers—1792

R is for . . . Roads—followed old Indian Trails

S is for . . . Stone Walls

T is for . . . Temperance Society—1809

U is for . . . Union Free School District—1913

V is for . . . Villroy Mansion

W is for . . . Wagon Making—early occupation

X is for . . . X marks the spot—gold in Greenfield—1897

Y is for . . . Young, Isaac—first doctor

Z is for . . . Zillions and Zillions of Rocks

 

Thanks to Mary DeMarco, Town of Greenfield Historian, for submitting this listing!

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