| 词条 | Greenfield, Colchester County |
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|lon_dir=W|lat_dir=N |lat_deg = 45 |lat_min = 22 |lat_sec = 17.2 |lon_deg = 63 |lon_min = 8 |lon_sec = 1.04 |caption = Greenfield in Nova Scotia }}Greenfield is a small rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. It is two miles south of the Salmon River and six miles east of Truro, NS. The name is intended to describe the landscape, annotated by surveyor Alexander Miller around 1817.[1] Historical Land OwnershipIn 1814, land was granted to James Braynion of Truro who came to Nova Scotia from Scotland in 1797; Samuel Whidden, Jr., a native of Truro-born in 1789; John Reed, a native of Londonderry township, born in 1789; Samuel Whidden, Sr; and Eddy Whidden, who repeatedly is referenced as being the first settler around 1815. John Dickson, who came from Scotland about 1774 and his son Thomas, residents of Onslow Mountain in 1814, received grants of land here in 1815. Farming and some lumbering were carried on as industries. Population in 1956 was 76.[1] LandmarksGreenfield United ChurchThe Greenfield United Church is registered as a Municipal Heritage Property. It is over 120 years old, erected in 1888. It is the only church in the community and is a Union Church to serve both Presbyterian References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.colchester.ca/communities-cc#Greenfield|title=Communities - Municipality of the County of Colchester|website=www.colchester.ca|access-date=2017-04-06}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.colchester.ca/heritage-sites-in-colchester|title=Registered Heritage Sites - Municipality of the County of Colchester|website=www.colchester.ca|access-date=2017-04-06}}
2 : Communities in Colchester County, Nova Scotia|General Service Areas in Nova Scotia |
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