Greenfield is an
unincorporated community in the Canadian province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
, 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.
History
In 1814, land was granted to James Braynion of
Truro
Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...
who came to
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
from
Scotland
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in 1797; Samuel Whidden Jr., a native of
Truro
Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...
-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
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about 1774 and his son Thomas, residents of
Onslow Mountain in 1814, received grants of land here in 1815.
Farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
ing and some
lumbering were carried on as
industries. Population in 1956 was 76.
Landmarks
Greenfield United Church
The 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
Presbyterians
Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...
and
Methodists. It became a
United Church of Canada
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The United Chu ...
in 1925.
References
Communities in Colchester County
Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
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