Greenwood is a small rural hamlet within the city of Pickering in

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, Canada.

History

Originally known as Norwood, the community was renamed to Greenwood in 1852 after Frederick Green from

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in the

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(now Cambridgeshire), England, who had bought a mill here in 1843. This should not be confused with Norwood incorporated as a village in 1878, 100 km to the east. As a young boy

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(1895–1979), prime minister of Canada, attended Greenwood School where his father briefly taught. Greenwood Conservation Area lookout

Greenwood developed as an

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within the Pickering Township. When the

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was created in 1974, the southern part of Greenwood was merged with

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, and the rest of the territory remained with the Township's successor, the town (later city) of Pickering. "South Greenwood" now exists as a neighbourhood within Ajax. The Greenwood Conservation Area is divided between Ajax and Pickering, and is owned by the

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(TRCA). The Pickering Museum Village is located on 6th Concession Road in Greenwood. This is the largest history museum in

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with 18 heritage buildings.

References

External links

Greenwood Recreation AssociationPickering Museum Village
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