Massachusetts Greenfield 
Official Souvenir Program [PDF ebook] 
Greenfield (Massachusetts) Sesqui-Centennial, 1753, June 9, 1903

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In 1686, the present Main street was fixed upon for the Green river village, although the plan was not put upon record until 1749. Twenty Home Lots of eight acres each were laid out to persons who would agree to live in town for three years and pay taxes thereon. Twenty acres of farm land was assigned with each home lot.