Greenwood, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario
Greenwood is a small rural hamlet within the city of Pickering in Ontario, Canada.
History
Originally known as Norwood, in 1852 the community was renamed after Frederick Green from March, Cambridgeshire, England, who had bought a mill here.
As a young boy John Diefenbaker (1895-1979), prime minister of Canada, attended Greenwood School where his father briefly taught.[1]
Greenwood developed as an unincorporated community within the Pickering Township. When the Regional Municipality of Durham was created in 1974, the southern part of Greenwood was merged with Ajax, 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.[2] The Greenwood Conservation Area is divided between Ajax and Pickering, and is owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).[3]
The Pickering Village Museum is located on 6th Concession Road in Greenwood. This is the largest history museum in Durham Region with 18 heritage buildings.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- ^ "Ajax Open Data: Ajax Neighbourhoods". Town of Ajax. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Conservation Areas". City of Pickering. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 79°03′58″W / 43.927°N 79.066°W
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