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unusual facts about Windsor, North Carolina


Tootie Robbins

James Elbert "Tootie" Robbins (born June 2, 1958 in Windsor, North Carolina) was an offensive tackle who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers.


1926–27 Detroit Cougars season

Olympia Stadium wasn't finished being built in time for the 1926–27 season, so the Cougars began play in Border Cities Arena right across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario.

Ali Baba's Tahini

The following year, the original lineup of the band (Engelmann/Cinninger/Krojniewski) reunited in the North Carolina mountains to record the album Rockstars and Lawnmowers.

Anthony Farindon

In 1634 Farindon was presented by John Bancroft, bishop of Oxford, to the vicarage of Bray, Berkshire; and in 1639, through the interest of William Laud, he obtained in addition the post of divinity lecturer in the Chapel Royal at Windsor.

Anthony Foriest

In March 2012, Foriest filed to run in the newly redrawn North Carolina's 6th congressional district, held by Republican U.S. Congressman Howard Coble.

Artist and the Author

Although Tony Johannot was first used to illustrate Ainsworth's first work in the Ainsworth's Magazine, Windsor Castle, Cruikshank became the dominant illustrator and replaced him in the role for the majority of the novel.

Basil Barton

Windsor was a former Communist who had been MP for Bethnal Green North East in the 1920s, and he defeated Barton with an 8% swing.

Bob Losure

Earlier on, he was one of the 20/20 News anchors during the "Big 8" years at CKLW radio in Windsor / Detroit.

Carolina heelsplitter

Historically the Carolina heelsplitter was known to be found in the Catawba River and Pee Dee River systems in North Carolina, and the Pee Dee and Savannah River systems of South Carolina.

Crawford County, Missouri

Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.61 percent of the vote in Crawford County.

Edmund Yard Robbins

Edmund Yard Robbins (b. 29 May 1867, Windsor, New Jersey – d. 30 May 1942, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American philosopher.

Erick Baker

He ended the year performing at the official Belk Bowl FanFest in Charlotte, North Carolina, along with McCain and the rock band Daughtry, as well as at a New Year's Eve show for the U.S. troops stationed at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Franklin County, Missouri

Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.96 percent of the vote in Franklin County.

Fred's Frozen Foods

As of 2002, both brands are operated by Windsor Quality Food Company, LTD, which is ultimately owned by the Hojel and Meinig families through their holding company HM International based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Gail McDonald

McDonald and her husband moved to North Carolina in 2004, and she took a position with the state Ports Authority.

Greater Hartford

Commuter rail on the same line is proposed, with rush-hour service centered on Hartford and a shuttle to Bradley International Airport from the Windsor Locks station.

Harry Deal and the Galaxies

Harry Deal and the Galaxies is a rock and roll band formed in Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States, in 1959.

Hawkesbury Radio

The station broadcast out of a tiny building, which housed the studio and transmitter in Fitzgerald Street Windsor for many years, before moving to its current site in 1992 in an adjacent building.

Hotchkiss House

Jedediah Hotchkiss House, Windsor, New York, listed on the NRHP in New York

Jane P. Gray

Jane P. Gray is a North Carolina judge and candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 2010 election.

Jennifer Loven

A Matthews, North Carolina native, Loven graduated from East Mecklinburg High School and then attended University of Virginia and Northwestern University, where she was graduated from the Medill School of Journalism.

Keri Windsor

Windsor became a foot fetishist after attending a swinging party, and, while on a radio show once, Windsor sucked on adult film star Juli Ashton's feet during an interview, then ended up sucking the feet of two LA Kings hockey players, Kip Brennan and Brad Norton.

Lined lanternshark

The lined lanternshark, Etmopterus bullisi, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to northern Florida, and Honduras, between latitudes 34°N and 15°N, at depths of up to 850 m.

Mabel Hampton

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 2, 1902, Hampton was only two months old when her mother died.

Miles Plumlee

Plumlee attended high school at Christ School in Arden, North Carolina, where he led the school to a 63–6 record as a junior and senior.

Mini-Tuesday

The Democratic primaries and caucuses were contested between retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas, former Governor Howard Dean of Vermont, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, and the Reverend Al Sharpton of New York.

Myrick Davies

He served as the 13th Governor of Georgia from 1780 to 1781, after Stephen Heard moved to North Carolina.

Newport River

The Newport River is a small river in North Carolina that runs approximately twenty kilometers southeast through the town of Newport with its mouth opening into Bogue Sound, between Morehead City and Beaufort.

North Carolina Superior Court

The first three judges elected by the North Carolina General Assembly were Samuel Ashe of New Hanover County, Samuel Spencer of Anson County, and future U.S. Supreme Court Justice James Iredell of Chowan County.

North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

However, following Sheridan's retirement from coaching, North Carolina went on another seven-game winning streak, leaving NC State head coach Mike O'Cain winless against Tar Heels coaches Mack Brown and Carl Torbush.

North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad.

Offshore drilling on the US Atlantic coast

A number of oil companies bought federal leases offshore North Carolina, but in 1990 the US Secretary of Commerce denied Mobil Oil permission to drill after Congress passed the North Carolina Outer Banks Protection Act, prohibiting leasing and drilling on federal seabed offshore from North Carolina.

Peroxwhy?gen

gen (pronounced peroxygen) are a two-piece American rock band based in North Carolina and formed by professional wrestlers Jeff Hardy and Shannon Moore.

Prestel

The Prestel system was implemented by Telecom Australia and renamed Viatel, with the centre of operations in Windsor, Melbourne, Australia.

Rand formula

Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ivan Rand, the eponym of this law, introduced this formula in 1946 as an arbitration decision ending the Ford Strike of 1945 in Windsor, Ontario.

Rex Barnes

In February 2011, he announced plans to challenge incumbent MHA Ray Hunter for the Progressive Conservative party nomination in Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South for the 2011 provincial election.

Richard N. Hackett

He was unsuccessful in a run for the U.S. Congress in 1896, but won a seat ten years later representing North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the 60th United States Congress (defeating incumbent Republican E. Spencer Blackburn).

Richard Tufts

Born in Medford, Massachusetts, he was a grandson of James Walker Tufts, the founder of Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, which was long America's preeminent golf resort.

Ronald J. Rabin

Ronald Joseph Rabin (born May 16, 1932) is a Republican state senator in the state of North Carolina, representing the 12th district, encompassing Harnett, Johnston, Lee Counties.

Saffron Sky

"This lyrical memoir evinces the author's passion for constructing an American life with the spiritual fervor and deeply aesthetic rituals that were part of her childhood in Iran. Asayesh, who immigrated to North Carolina as a girl, writes too of her struggle to arrive at an acceptable sexuality in the face of parental panic, and tells of her frustration, during later trips to post-Shah Iran, with "the sisters," the Ayatollah's ubiquitous enforcers of female modesty."

Smoke on the Mountain

The setting is in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Baptist church in 1938 and it revolves around the Sanders family.

Staines to Windsor Line

From Windsor to London Waterloo takes about 55 minutes, some 20 minutes longer than the quickest journeys to London Paddington from the other station at Windsor, Windsor & Eton Central, although according to Network Rail timetables, the journey time to many central London locations is similar from both stations.

Star Maidens

Produced in 1975, and first broadcast in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor and Bracknell, Berkshire, and Black Park, Buckinghamshire.

Still Live after All These Years

Still Live after All These Years is a live album from North Carolina music group, Nantucket, recorded November 29, 1991 with all six original band members at a night club called The Longbranch in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Su-Lin Young

Young returned to the United States in the 1950s living in Virginia, California, and North Carolina.

The Kingsnakes

The band has toured in various parts of the US and in Windsor- some of the highlights have been in New York City as part of an after-party for the MC5 documentary "A True Testimonial" shown at the Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

Vaughan Johnson

Vaughan Monroe Johnson (born March 24, 1962 in Morehead City, North Carolina) is a retired American football linebacker.

W47DL-D

The signal can be seen throughout the city of Detroit, its suburbs and the nearby Windsor area.

Windsor Forge Mansion

The three objects are pieces by noted artist and poet Blanche Nevin (1841-1925), who purchased Windsor Forge Mansion in 1899.

Windsor knot

The Windsor knot is the only tie knot that is to be used by all personnel in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Air Force Cadets (ATC and CCF(RAF)) in the UK when wearing their black tie while in uniform.

Yellowroot

It was grown by Bowles in his garden at Myddelton House, near Enfield, Middlesex, and gardens that currently cultivate it include the Savill Garden at Windsor, Berkshire and the Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.


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