Windsor in Bertie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Historic Windsor

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Historic Windsor Marker

Inscription. Created by an act of Colonial Assembly in 1768, New Windsor was established on the site known as Gray’s Landing. A part of grants to the Lords Proprietors, 2800 acres on the Cashie River were sold in 1717 by John Lord Carteret, Earl of Granville to Thomas Pollock. His son, Cullen, sold to John Gray 1,000 acres of the “Rosefield” Plantation in 1722. William Blount, a Gray descendant who was born at Rosefield, became a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Federal Constitution. He later became Governor of the Southwest Territory and a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Today the National Register Historic District encompasses some of the same area.

Passing through the Historic district one sees stately homes many of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Windsor has served as the county seat of Bertie County since 1794 when the courthouse and prison were moved by the Assembly from the old town of Cashy. It continues as the county seat and the center of an agricultural and industrial economy based on farm products and the timber industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed

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in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 35° 59.64′ N, 76° 56.561′ W. Marker is in Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County. It is at the intersection of South King Street and East Water Street (U.S. 17) on South King Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor NC 27983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: Gray’s Landing (here, next to this marker); The Battle of Windsor (here, next to this marker); Engagement at Windsor (about 700 feet away,

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Historic Windsor Marker

measured in a direct line); Railroad Depot Vault (about 800 feet away); Roanoke/Cashie River Center Grave Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eden House Root Cellar (approx. 0.2 miles away); WWII POW Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Blount (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Other markers no longer nearby. Engagement at Windsor (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wellington and Powell Railroad (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,155 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.