History

Located just east of Saratoga among green rolling hills that lie between New York's Hudson River and the Green Mountains of Vermont, Greenwich in Washington County is a rural paradise: Grandma Moses country.Less than an hour from New York's Capital District, Lake George, the Adirondacks, and southern Vermont, Greenwich offers visitors and residents good restaurants, attractive shops, a full menu of leisure activities and quick access to some of New York's and Vermont's best recreation areas. Saratoga, only twenty minutes away, is famous for horse racing in late July and the month of August. If you are looking for activities, lodging and restaurants in the Saratoga area... The Greater Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Membership has a lot to offer visitors! Home to great events like the Washington County Fair called "New York State's largest agricultural fair", close to skiing, camping facilities, fishing and canoeing. Farm fresh fruits and vegetables can be found at roadside stands in Summer and Fall. The Village of Greenwich on the banks of the Batten Kill, a nationally recognized trout stream, has been called, "the most extraordinary, beautiful and architecturally intact village in all of upstate New York". Nineteenth century storefronts line Main Street and provide distinctive dining and shopping in a historic small town environment. The downtown area is surrounded by stately Greek revival and Victorian homes and numerous village greens. Come see why Capital Magazine said Greenwich, New York, "Looks like the village you always wished you had grown up in."