Historic Greenfield is up and running.

A Web site devoted to Greenfield, Tenn., has been let loose on the Internet by UTM student Daniel Petty, a senior Geoscience-Geography major.

Petty, a fifth generation Greenfield native, began his Greenfield history lesson while taking photographs for an Introduction to Cultural Geography class project. He extended his work by examining and critiquing various Web sites depicting communities over time through photography, and decided to design one to showcase his work.

Upon learning the basics of Web design, Petty designed and created his own presentation, based on his own community.

“This was a good way to present this information and let everyone see just how much history a small town like Greenfield can possess,” said Petty.

After months of work, Historic Greenfield was born in December 2002. Features of the site include “Then and Now” Photographs, comparing scenes of Greenfield from decades ago to recent pictures; information about the town including facts and town history; reference maps and a guestbook for those who drop by to visit. An interactive page, where one can search for images via a detailed map of Greenfield, is in the works for this spring.

“Some people who are historians, history buffs and just general fans of Greenfield have already provided very enthusiastic feedback already,” said Jeff Rogers, associate professor and interim chair of the Geology, Geography and Physics department at UT Martin. “I would think this would be of considerable interest to many people off campus and be viewed as a favorable contribution to the community from a UT Martin student.”

Historic Greenfield can be found on the Web at www.dpetty.net/greenfield/.