Windsor in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Windsor, Virginia

Centennial Celebration

— 1902-2002 —

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

1. Centennial Celebration Monument

Inscription. Once known as Corrowaugh and Frog Level, this community was named Windsor Station in 1856. The name Windsor Station was shortened to Windsor when the town was incorporated in 1902. The people listed on this monument are a mere handful of those who considered Windsor their home during its first 100 years of incorporation. Many served on town council (*) or were appointed by town council (#) to serve on the planning commission, board of zoning appeals, or town staff. Special recognition is given to the founding fathers who served on Windsor’s first official council, and those who served as mayor.

First Official Council
April 1902
Columbus W. Bailey
J.R. Deans
C.L. Griffin
W.S. Holland
Charles T. King
Franklin Pierce
F.C. Roberts
W.J. Rhodes
John S. Vaughn

Mayors
1902-2002
Charles T. King 1902-1903
W.J. Rhodes 1903-1907
C.L. Griffin 1907-1909
C.F. Joyner 1909-1915
W.J. Rhodes 1915-1922
Franklin Pierce 1922-1923
C.W. Bailey 1923-1929
J.W. Roberts 1929-1933
C.F. Joyner 1933-1947
L.H. Alphin 1947-1953
F.L. Rose 1953-1963
M.H. Robinson, Jr. 1963-1990
Robert C. Claud 1990-1995
Wesley F. Garris 1996-2002
Marvin A. Crocker, Jr. 2002-

Dedicated this 23rd Day of November, 2002

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 36° 48.498′ N, 76° 44.555′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It can be reached from the intersection of Church Street (County Road T-603) and Duke Street (County Route T-1812), on the right when traveling east. Located in Centennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 E Windsor Blvd, Windsor VA 23487, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

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and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seven Confederate Brothers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Isle of Wight County / Nansemond County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Civil War Cavalry Skirmish (approx. 6.3 miles away); Zuni (approx. 6½ miles away); Southampton County / Isle of Wight County (approx. 6½ miles away); Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge (approx. 6.6 miles away); Boykin's Tavern (approx. 7.1 miles away); Isle of Wight County (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Windsor Virginia Official website. (Submitted on February 7, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. History of the Windsor Town Seal.

The Centennial Celebration Monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

2. The Centennial Celebration Monument.

Over 200 names are listed on the monument’s two side panels.

Town website entry (Submitted on February 7, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)

A view of the monument from the parking lot. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

3. A view of the monument from the parking lot.

The side entrance to Centennial Park is pictured here.

A view of the monument from the sidewalk. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

4. A view of the monument from the sidewalk.

The viewer is looking south where the monument is in the far background (left).

Detail of the centennial celebration seal. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

5. Detail of the centennial celebration seal.

The roadside sign for Centennial Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 10, 2017

6. The roadside sign for Centennial Park.

Here, the viewer is on Church Street, facing east.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,209 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 7, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.