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dragway, and each weekend in summer tournaments are held there, under the auspices of the
Greenfield Dragway Nova Scotia Drag Racing Association. The area's population increases in summer with an influx of tourists to cottages and summer homes on the lake, as well as fishermen and deer hunters in the fall. A planked salmon supper is held by the local volunteer fire department, and another by the local recreation society, in July and September.
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Forestry and recreation are the main industries of the area. The
Freeman Lumber mill employs approximately 160 men and women. Two local stores, a recreation centre, an RV park and a campground also employ small numbers of workers. A small airport just outside the village converted its runway into a
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Jesuits, the first European settler to come to the area was Samuel Hunt Sr (1792–1872), who persuaded the natives to let him settle there by trading large amounts of liquor from his bootlegging operation. The second settler to arrive was Gorham Freeman (1803–1881), and in 1832 the first
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Greenfield has two primary locations for cottages and cabins. Most of the cottage properties are located on either Medway River or
Ponhook Lake. The majority of cottage owners are seasonal to the area and only start to arrive in the spring when fishing season starts. Many of the property owners in
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There are many activities for cottage owners to partake in during the summer months, including two slalom ski courses (one on the river, and another on
Ponhook Lake) as well numerous public areas to swim in. The Ponhook Lodge (campground) has many amenities for visitors and its own swimming area.
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European settlers came in the early 1800s Greenfield was used exclusively as a seasonal hunting and fishing ground by the Mi'kmaq, who had settled the valley on either side of the river. The Mi'Kmaqs called the area Ponhook until the name was changed to Greenfield in 1850 by European
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began travelling to the area to convert indigenous tribes to
Christianity. They built a chapel in 1859 near the lake pool at the head of the river, but it was never completed. In 1840 the
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