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

"Windsor Castle"

 
 
"Windsor Castle" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
1. "Windsor Castle" Marker
Inscription. Built 1858 by Patrick H. Winston, Jr. Birthplace of sons George T., educator; Francis D., lt. gov., 1905-1909; & Robert W., writer. 100 yards east.
 
Erected 1990 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-74.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 35° 59.993′ N, 76° 57.249′ W. Marker is in Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County. It is at the intersection of Sterlingworth Street (State Highway 308) and West Watson Street, on the right when traveling north on Sterlingworth 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: Bertie Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); C. Wayland Spruill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Perry Stables (approx. half a mile away); Bertie County Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); William Blount (approx. 0.6 miles away); David Stone (approx. 0.7 miles away); WWII POW Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historic Windsor (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.
 
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Sterlingworth St & W Watson St image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
2. Sterlingworth St & W Watson St
"Windsor Castle" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
3. "Windsor Castle"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,025 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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