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History Of New
Windsor Il.
New Windsor
Il., platted in1857 and organized in 1869. It has been told that William
Petrie, a Scot, named the new town after Windsor Castle. This may be
true but not, as some think, because Windsor is in his home country of
Scotland. Windsor Castle is an official residence of the royal family
of Great Britain and is located just a few miles (a one day march) from
London, in England. Later, it became New Windsor when another Windsor,
Illinois was discovered. Even though the name is used and maintained for
the village, the official name is still the Village of Windsor.
Source: an excerpt from the
sesquicentennial book written by Pauline Larson. The book is to be
released June 24 2007
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