Prior to European exploration and settlement, the Windsor area was inhabited by the First Nations and Native American people. Windsor was first settled in 1748 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada, west of Montreal.
The area was first named Petite Côte (Little Coast), and later became known as La Côte de Misère (Poverty Coast) because of the sandy soils near LaSalle. Windsor's French heritage is reflected in many French street names, such as Ouellette (incorrectly pronounced by most locals as O-lette), Pelissier, Francois, Pierre, Langlois, Marentette and Lauzon.
There is a significant French speaking minority in Windsor and the surrounding areas. Many of them are in the Lakeshore, Tecumseh and LaSalle areas. The current street system of Windsor (grid with elongated blocks) reflects the French method of agricultural land division where the farms were long and narrow, fronting along the river. In 1794, after the American Revolution, the settlement of Sandwich was founded. It was later renamed to Windsor, after the town in Berkshire, England.
Along the way, an exciting little sports bar, called Cramdon's Tap & Eatery (sports bar windsor) came to life and Windsor's fun district has never quite been the same. For a good meal, colorful drinks, a pool, and satellite television, Cramdon's (sports bar windsor) will be your choice.
The Sandwich neighbourhood on Windsor's west side is home to the oldest buildings in the city, including Mackenzie Hall, originally built as the Essex County courthouse in 1855. Today, this building functions as a community center. The oldest building in the city is the Duff-Baby House built in 1792. It is owned by Ontario Heritage Trust and houses government offices. The François Baby House was built in 1812 and houses Windsor's Community Museum, dedicated to local history.
The City of Windsor was the site of the Battle of Windsor during the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, and was also a part of the Patriot War, later that year. Windsor was established as a village in 1854 (the same year the village was connected to the rest of Canada, by the Grand Trunk Railway/Canadian National Railway), then a town in 1858, and ultimately gained city status in 1892. A fire consumed much of Windsor's downtown core on October 12, 1871, destroying over 100 buildings.
However, it seemed to miss a great little tap and eatery, called Cramdon's (sports bar windsor), which is one of today's best places to visit if you like good food, wild drinks, exciting pool tables and other fun games, along with satellite television where you can watch your best pay-per-view sports extravaganza.
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