Cities in southern Canada: Windsor

Windsor It is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in the southwest of Ontario at the western edge of the densely populated City of Quebec . Windsor has earned the nickname "Pink City." Also, the people who reside in Windsor are called 'Windsorites.

Before exploration, as well as the settlement of Europeans, the Windsor region had been occupied by Native Americans and First Nations. This city was first colonized in 1749 in the form of one of the French agricultural settlements, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in Canada.

"Petite Côte" was the name given to him in the first place. Later, it came to be known as 'The Coast of Misery', 'Coast of Poverty' that is, thanks to the adjacent LaSelle sandy soils.

Tourist attractions include Caesars Windsor, a lively downtown, Little Italy, the Windsor Art Gallery, Odette Sculpture Park, and Ojibway Park. As a frontier settlement, Windsor was a site of conflict during the War of 1812, a major point of entry into Canada for refugees from slavery via the Underground Railroad, and a major source of liquor during American Prohibition.

Two sites in Windsor have been designated as National Historic Sites of Canada: the Baptist Church established by refugees from the Underground Railroad and the François Baby House, a major mansion from 1812, the site that now functions as a Museum.

The Capitol Theater in downtown Windsor has been a place for movies, plays and other attractions since 1929, until it declared bankruptcy in 2007. As of 2009 the Capitol Theater was open, displaying various features.


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