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Windsor (/ ˈ w ɪ n d z ər / WIND-zer) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States.. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Cor
Old Sandwich Town (Olde Sandwich Towne) is located along the Canada–US border of the Detroit River, and was established in 1797. [1] It is considered one of the oldest, most historically significant settlements in Ontario [2] and has been the site of several historically significant events in Ontario's history. Many historic buildings remain ...
The François Bâby House is a historic residence located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada which was owned by the prominent local politician François Baby. The house is a two-storey, Georgian style, red brick house once known as La Ferme locally, and was a French-Canadian ribbon farm which was a long narrow tract fronting endwise on the Detroit River.
Even though Ontario had their own prohibition, called the Ontario Temperance Act, which lasted from 1916 through 1927, it was still legal to manufacture and export alcohol. [6] [7] This loophole led to a great deal of alcohol smuggling via the Detroit River between Windsor and Detroit, the largest U.S. city on the Canada–U.S. border. [8]
Pages in category "History of Windsor, Ontario" ... Windsor, Ontario weeping statue This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 14:16 (UTC) ...
The building now houses over 15,000 artifacts and documents which hold particular importance to the history of Windsor and the greater Essex County, Ontario region. The museum was founded in 1958 by local amateur historian and merchant, George Fortune Macdonald (1877-1959) and is now administered by the City of Windsor.
Walkerville, Ontario, is a former town in Canada, that is today a heritage precinct of Windsor, Ontario. The town was founded by Hiram Walker in 1890, owner and producer of Canadian Club Whisky . Walker planned it as a 'model town’, (originally called 'Walker's Town'), [ 1 ] that would be the envy of both the region and the continent. [ 2 ]
The Elmwood Casino, once known as the "Showspot of Canada," [1] was a nightclub situated on Dougall Avenue in Windsor, Ontario. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was located not far from Detroit , just across the Detroit River .