The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village name comes from Greenwich Township, which is named after the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. A post office called Greenwich was established in 1828 and the municipality was incorporated as a village in 1879. The first settler in Greenwich was Henry Carpenter, who arrived from Ulster County, New York, 1817. Greenwich is part of the Firelands region, also known as the "Sufferers' Lands." This area was designated in 1792 to compensate residents of Connecticut towns, including Greenwich, whose homes were burned during the Revolutionary War.
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1 historic place in Greenwich
1 place in Greenwich is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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