Windsor

Windsor, Hants County — The Mi`kmaq name for Windsor was "Setunook" meaning a lake extending back or where the sea water flows back. The township, one of the original six Townships of Hants, was formed in the year 1764. Previous to 1764, the township, or the land covered by it, was known as "Pessequid" meaning to flow split-wise (as the tide does here). Windsor was first included within the County of Halifax.

Windsor was the location of the University of King's College, which was opened in 1788, and an establishing Act passed in 1789. Received a Royal Charter in the year 1802. It is a Church of England Institution, and its name is a tribute to Royalty. In 1920 the University burned and was re-established in Halifax in 1922.
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