Editing Greenfield, New Hampshire (section)

== History ==

Originally known as "[[Lyndeborough, New Hampshire|Lyndeborough]] Addition", the area was first settled by the Lynde family in 1753. Separated from the nearest church and school by the Monadnock hills, the residents successfully petitioned to form a new town in 1791, using the name "Greenfield" to highlight the area's level, fertile ground.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J. |author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n549 509]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref>

In 1953, the [[Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center]] began operation in Greenfield. Established by Harry Gregg, the facility on [[Crotched Mountain]] originally treated for [[polio]], [[cerebral palsy]], [[spina bifida]] and other physical and neurological disabilities. A center for adult rehabilitation opened in 1961, and a rehabilitation center for adults with brain injuries in 1986. The complex today provides service to over 2,000 children and adults. In 2004, it unveiled the first wheelchair-accessible [[tree house]] in [[New Hampshire]].

Greenfield is home to the Yankee Siege, considered the most powerful (current) [[trebuchet]] in the world, which has participated in the annual World Championship Punkin' Chunkin' Contest in [[Sussex County, Delaware]], since 2004. The farthest official toss is {{convert|1897|ft}} as of 2008, although there are unofficial reports of {{convert|2000|to|2300|ft|adj=on}} throws as of 2009.

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Bird's-eye View, Greenfield, NH.jpg|Bird's-eye view in 1907
Harvesting Ice, Zephyr Lake.jpg|Harvesting ice {{circa|1907}}
Graveyard in Greenfield, New Hampshire.jpg|Town graveyard
Bennington Road, Greenfield, NH.jpg|Bennington Road {{circa|1912}} 
Hancock-Greenfield Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Forest Road (formerly O, Hancock (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire).jpg|Old Hancock-Greenfield Bridge
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