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unusual facts about Winder


USS PCS-1376

Later in her career, she was named Winder after Winder, Georgia, becoming the only U.S. Navy ship of that name.


Automatic watch

The Rolex Watch Company improved Harwood's design in 1930 and used it as the basis for the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, in which the centrally mounted semi-circular weight could rotate through a full 360° rather than the 300° of the 'bumper' winder.

Davey Winder

Winder was contacted through CIX email over the internet by technological culture writer Howard Rheingold, a habitué of The Well, another early online community based in the United States, and eventually the two met in person at Winder's home; the meeting is described in Rheingold's book, The Virtual Community.

David Kent Winder

Winder was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to a locally prominent family, whose main business was a large dairy farm (Winder Farms).

In 1977 Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson appointed Winder a judge for the State of Utah's Third District.

Frank Winder

Frank Winder joined the Irish Mountaineering Club (IMC) shortly after its founding in 1948, and quickly became one of its leading members.

Georgia's 10th congressional district

Located in the eastern part of the state, the new district boundaries include the cities of Athens, Eatonton, Jackson, Milledgeville, Monroe, Watkinsville, and Winder.

Henry Winder

The son of Henry Winder (d. 1733), farmer, by a daughter of Adam Bird of Penruddock, he was born at Hutton John, parish of Greystoke, Cumberland, on 15 May 1693.

John R. Winder

John Rex Winder was born December 11, 1821 to Richard and Sophia Collins Winder in Biddenden, England.

Justin Warsylewicz

As of November of 2013 and through the lead-up to the 2014 Olympic Winder Games, the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, that had treated Justin in 2004, has been his sponsor.

M. M. Roberts Stadium

The stadium has seen many great Southern Miss players throughout its years, including Derrick Nix, Sammy Winder, Tyrone Nix, Reggie Collier, Hall of Fame punter and kicker Ray Guy, and quarterback Brett Favre

Marv Dunphy

Under his tutelage, 19 Pepperdine Waves have earned 34 All-American awards, and nine of his players have earned National Player of the Year honors: Bob Ctvrtlik (1985), George Roumain (1998, 1999), Brad Keenan (2002, 2003), Sean Rooney (2005), Jonathan Winder (2007) and Paul Carroll (2009)… more than any other program in the United States.

Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery

Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery (WINDER) was founded in June 2007 in response to local flooding in Mamaroneck, NY from the April 2007 nor'easter in order to coordinate long-term community and faith-based organizational assistance in response to local disasters as well as better prepare the community for future disasters.

Winder musket

The Winder musket was based on the Winchester Model 1885 single shot rifle.

Windermere, New South Wales

William Charles Wentworth purchased the Windermere Estate from Thomas White Melville Winder in 1836.


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