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The
town of Greenwood is a part of the Georgetown Divide (Cool, Garden
Valley, Pilot Hill, Kelsey, Greenwood, Georgetown communities). It
is located about five miles west of Georgetown
(between Georgetown and Cool) along the Hwy 193 at the head of a
long, fertile valley of gently rolling hills and horse trails
leading to the Western States, Tevis, Trails. It is called "The
Divide" because it is divided by the North and South Forks of the
American River (famous for river rafting). It is said Greenwood was
originally called Long Valley. It was also briefly called Lewisville, to
honor the reportedly the first white child born in the county to the
early arrivals, Lewis B. Myers and wife Catherine. The area was first settled by Miwok and Maidu
Indians. They lived quietly there until John Greenwood established a
trading post on May 7, 1849. --more
history here
Located Just minutes Garden
Valley and Georgetown and about 30 minutes to Auburn and Hwy 80,
in the California Gold Country, North Central Calif. |
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Off Greenwood
road abut 4 miles from Garden Valley is the old Greenwood Schoolhouse
. It is the focal point for meetings and events and just up
the road from the Historical Grange Marker. |
Joyce
Hoyt, a Master Gardner from ACE Divide Supply, off hwy 193 in
Greenwood
leads class on gardening. There is a very large nursery in nearby
Garden Valley |
The Greenwood Community Services
Center is open to very reasonable fee for horse club meetings,
and small community events and seniors for meals, etc |
