History
The 1970s provided the initial direction in the promoting the appreciation of its culture through a number of Art and Community centric activities.
The event of the "Election Day Flood" of 1985 devastated the area and perhaps was the real underlying catalyst of latter formation the Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation. With a number of structures being considered for demolition due to this event, virtually overnight a thriving settlement community would be wiped out. This created a level of community unification that through the efforts of Lydia Aston and other members of the community a number of structures were saved from demolition which are now part of the National Register and Greensboro's Historic District in 1995.
In 1994, the Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation (Nat Greene) was registered with the State of Pennsylvania as a Non-Profit Corporation chartered with the support and preservation of cultural activities and history in the area.
Nat Greene stepped into a second-stage of it organizational growth in late 2001 with a fresh administration and an interest in community based activities and awareness. In 2003, Nat Greene became recognized as a formal 501(c)3 to help enlarge their scope of historical and cultural based activities.
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