A history of Greenfield,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Greenfield from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Greenfield was named for its rural appearance, and was founded by General Duncan McArthur in 1799.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Greenfield’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRattle-Snake Falls Near, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Greenfield
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Greenfield, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Greenfield
Greenfield has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 51 historic buildings, because Greenfield Commercial Historic District alone counts 49.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Rattle-Snake Falls Near (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.