Greenwood, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario
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Greenwood
Greenwood is a small rural hamlet within the City of Pickering in Ontario.
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, prime minister of Canada, attended Greenwood School where his father briefly taught.[1]
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.
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- Communities in the Regional Municipality of Durham
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