The Village of Greenwood is located on Route 201 and just 3 kilometres off the 101 Highway, south through the Village of Kingston. The Village of Greenwood and 14 Wing Personnel Married Quarter's together have a combined population of approximately 4,500 people.

The Greenwood Mall has over 60 shops to choose from, including Roo's, a giant indoor play area for children, as well as the Zellers strip mall. The Village also features numerous dining out experiences and the convenience of 24 Hour grocery shopping, banking and gas outlets and recreational swimming, bowling etc. The Military Museum is a must for anyone with ties to the military who may be travelling throughout the area.

Greenwood has a complex history. The area was settled by Loyalists in the 1770's in the aftermath of the American Revolution, when approximately 60,000 Loyalists migrated to Canada in support of the Crown. Present day Greenwood was originally two communities, Greenwood Square, so named because of the majestic pine trees, and the popularity of the name among Loyalists, and the original Kingston Village (not to be confused with Kingston Station which was two kilometres North). This community, built between the Fales and Annapolis Rivers was the commercial hub of the area serving rural farmers from Tremont, Harmony, and North Kingston and Melvern Square, furniture stores, blacksmith and cooperage shops as well as sawmills, a post office and several other shops, served the residents until the arrival of the railway line in the 1870's.

In 1940, Greenwood was selected as the site to built the Royal Air Force training base because of the topography of the land, and the fog free climate. A total of fifteen parcels of land totalling some 672.67 acres was purchased from local landowners. Later more land was purchased as the base expanded to accommodate the housing requirements of the personnel. Construction began in the fall of 1941 for building RAF Station Greenwood to train aviators for the second World War. The RAF Station became the RCAF Station in 1944 and in 1968 the station became Canadian Forces Base Greenwood.

The base brought prosperity to the Annapolis Valley and Greenwood in particular. Greenwood incorporated under the Village Services in 1961 and assumed the name Village of Greenwood. Once again Greenwood is the commercial hub of Western Kings.

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