WINDSOR
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NAME: Windsor COUNTY: Alachua ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
Take US 301 South in Alachua County then turn West on CR 234. When the road dead ends turn to the south and you are in Windsor. Nice turn of the century renovated homes. REMAINS: Renovated 1800 homes, early church, General Store |
| In the late 1800's Windsor attracted many residents to the shore of Newnans Lake. It was considered a sister city to Gainesville. There was talk of the railroad coming through and the Eastern Florida Seminary being built there. A bridge across Newnan's Lake was being considered. The railroad did not materialize and the seminary was built in Gainesville. The bridge never got past the planning stages and the town started to disappear. With the two freezes that destroyed the orange grove the town died. There is a renewal of residents coming back renovating the old stately homes that were left on the lakeshore. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin |
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