Landowner: Laurel Oak Cemetery Association
Indexed by: N. J. Wilkerson, date unknown; Gayle Hadley mid 1980's; updated by Sheila Hadley & Sarah Howard; compiled by Linda M. Everhart. Lot numbers supplied by Darlene Baskins, Windsor, Missouri.
Directions: On the southeast side of Windsor. Six blocks SW of downtown Windsor on Main Street (Hwy 52), then SE (left) on Jefferson Street to end at Smith Street (Hwy E), south (right) on Smith.
Notes: Most artistically planned cemetery in Henry County, Missouri. Laid out in circles and curves.
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| KATY Depot 1910, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Plat Map 1855 |
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| Adverstisement, Windsor, Missouri. G. W. Schweer |
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| G. W. Scheer Advertisement Wagon, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Superior Hatchery Advertisement, Windsor, MO |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History |
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| W. T. Shivel Pharmacist Prescription, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - Bestrow's Band and Thurmans |
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| Windsor, Missouri - Ferguson Chevrolet Co, Penny Souvenir |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - North Side of Main Street |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - Main Street |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Looking South on Main Street |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Main Street |
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| Windsor Missouri Railroad Map - History |
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| Downtown Windsor Missouri, Fire Insurance Map - History |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History East Benton Street History |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Baseball Team |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Methodist Church |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Main Street |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History M. E. Church |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History High School |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History The Lake, Rock Island Park |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Picnic Scene at Rock Island |
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| Paul A. Calvert, Souvenir, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Coal Mine |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History General Hospital |
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| Marti Leghorn Farms Advertisement, Windsor Missouri |
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| Moss Hatchery Advertisement, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History The Lake, Rock Island, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Jimmie, electromagnetic device, newspaper picture, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Ice and Cold Storage |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History East and West Side Rabbit Hunt |
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| James Jimmie Sutherland, Windsor, MO 1948 |
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| Jimmie Sutherland, Windsor, Missouri 1948 |
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| John C. Powell, Murder, Windsor, Missouri History |
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| Huey Photographer, Windsor, Missouri History |
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| B. W. Huey, History Photograph, Windsor, Missouri |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Huey Photographer |
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| Venice and Virgil McAllister, Windsor Missouri History |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History |
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| Allen Hatchery, Thermometer Windsor Missouri History |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Campbell Hotel |
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| Windsor, Missouri Postcard - History Rock Island Bridge |
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| National Bank of Windsor Missouri Currency |
County of marker: Henry County
Location of marker: Windsor
Marker erected by: Missouri Department of Natural Resources & Katy Trail Association
Location of marker: Windsor
Marker erected by: Missouri Department of Natural Resources & Katy Trail Association
Marker Text:
1855 . . . . . . . . . . . . .What's in a name?
Welcome to Windsor, the second largest town in Henry County. Originally this settlement was named Belmont when first platted on Sept. 15, 1855. Unfortunately another Belmont already existed. The community eventually adopted the town's present name, honoring the 900-year-old castle and residence of the English monarchy.
1855 . . . . . . . . . . . . .What's in a name?
Welcome to Windsor, the second largest town in Henry County. Originally this settlement was named Belmont when first platted on Sept. 15, 1855. Unfortunately another Belmont already existed. The community eventually adopted the town's present name, honoring the 900-year-old castle and residence of the English monarchy.
From Osage Trace to Main Street
As one might observe, very few roads in town run north and south, or est and west. Prior to platting, an old wagon road from Boonville ran through this area. When Richard Taylor and Weeden Major laid out the four business blocks of town, the road became Main Street. This same road is believed to have been the Osage Trace, an 18th-century Indian trail.
As one might observe, very few roads in town run north and south, or est and west. Prior to platting, an old wagon road from Boonville ran through this area. When Richard Taylor and Weeden Major laid out the four business blocks of town, the road became Main Street. This same road is believed to have been the Osage Trace, an 18th-century Indian trail.
Railroads Encouraged Industry
Windsor commerce and industry grew rapidly when the railroads came. The Tebo & Neosho Railroad Co. pursued construction from Sedalia to Fort Scott, Kan., through Windsor in 1865. However by 1870, little more than road grading had been accomplished. That same year, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co. (MKT or Katy) absorbed the operation and built the railroad into Windsor, opening it on June 30, 1870.
Windsor commerce and industry grew rapidly when the railroads came. The Tebo & Neosho Railroad Co. pursued construction from Sedalia to Fort Scott, Kan., through Windsor in 1865. However by 1870, little more than road grading had been accomplished. That same year, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co. (MKT or Katy) absorbed the operation and built the railroad into Windsor, opening it on June 30, 1870.
1870 . . . . . . . . . . .
Prosperous and Proud
The census of 1870 lists Windsor's population at 550. With the presence of the Katy Railroad, the community continued to prosper, boasting 38 businesses, seven preachers and no saloons. That same year, the citizens of Windsor lobbied the state legislature to create a new county (to be named "Meadow") out of Henry County and the three other counties nearest Windsor. The attempt failed; however, Windsor did successfully incorporate in 1873, and by act of the state legislature, became a fourth-class city five years later.
Prosperous and Proud
The census of 1870 lists Windsor's population at 550. With the presence of the Katy Railroad, the community continued to prosper, boasting 38 businesses, seven preachers and no saloons. That same year, the citizens of Windsor lobbied the state legislature to create a new county (to be named "Meadow") out of Henry County and the three other counties nearest Windsor. The attempt failed; however, Windsor did successfully incorporate in 1873, and by act of the state legislature, became a fourth-class city five years later.
Through the years, Katy shipped a diversity of Windsor products, from brooms and buttons to chickens and cheese. At the same time, trains imported products from around the world and connected its citizens to the technology of the day.
Windsor Depot
The Katy Railroad constructed a top-of-the-line, Victorian-style framed depot with fine detail. Although the depot was demolished in 1979, another one identically designed is located beside Katy Trail State park in St. Charles. The foundation of the Windsor depot can still be found just a few yards away.
The Katy Railroad constructed a top-of-the-line, Victorian-style framed depot with fine detail. Although the depot was demolished in 1979, another one identically designed is located beside Katy Trail State park in St. Charles. The foundation of the Windsor depot can still be found just a few yards away.
This Windsor depot suffered damage in an explosion on Sept. 15, 1908. A boxcar loaded with cans of black powder was positioned near the freight bay. In order to unload Windsor freight, the barrels, bound for Lewis Station, were moved and some of the powder spilled. When one of the men went to sweep it up, another tossed a match into this pile to give him a scare. The explosion that resulted left 13 dead and several injured and wrecked the south end of the depot.
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Rock Island Railroad
The Katy was first, but not the only, railroad into Windsor. When the Bowen brothers moved here in 1901 to mine extensive coal veins, it encouraged the development of another railroad through Windsor. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, built from St. Louis to Kansas City, arrived in 1904. Remains of the Rock Island can be seen below the plate girder bridge at mile post 247.4 along the Katy Trail State Park.
Rock Island Railroad
The Katy was first, but not the only, railroad into Windsor. When the Bowen brothers moved here in 1901 to mine extensive coal veins, it encouraged the development of another railroad through Windsor. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, built from St. Louis to Kansas City, arrived in 1904. Remains of the Rock Island can be seen below the plate girder bridge at mile post 247.4 along the Katy Trail State Park.
From Rail to Trail
The Katy Railroad hit hard times in the 1980s, finding itself overbuilt and hard-pressed to compete with larger railroads and modern tracking. Katy filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in August 1986 to discontinue use of its rail between Sedalia and Machens. Two years later, the company merged into the Union Pacific Railroad. The Union Pacific generously donated the rail corridor between Sedalia and Clinton to the Missouri Department of natural Resources in December 1991.
The Katy Railroad hit hard times in the 1980s, finding itself overbuilt and hard-pressed to compete with larger railroads and modern tracking. Katy filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in August 1986 to discontinue use of its rail between Sedalia and Machens. Two years later, the company merged into the Union Pacific Railroad. The Union Pacific generously donated the rail corridor between Sedalia and Clinton to the Missouri Department of natural Resources in December 1991.
Little is left to remind visitors of the bustle of train activity that once took place. One reminder sits quietly by with many stories to tell. The Katy Caboose 176 was donated by the Union Pacific Railroad to the community in 1989. When it arrived, the caboose sported the Katy's green and yellow motif and the number "130". As local citizens began stripping the paint and rust, they discovered that this caboose was no ordinary end car. It was Katy's primary contribution to America's bicentennial celebration.
The last train ever to leave Windsor pulled away in 1991. The final Rock Island train left over a decade earlier. Though the whistle remains silent, visitors still arrive in Windsor along the age-old corridor. The Missouri department of Natural Resources reopened this line to non-motorized travelers as an extension of the Katy Trail State park on Sept. 12, 1999.
Henry County
Schools
Calhoun R-VIII
Clinton
Clinton Christian Academy
Davis R-XII
Holy Rosary
Lakeland R-III
Leesville R-IX
Montrose R-XIV
Shawnee R-III
St. Mary's
Windsor R-I
Cities
Blairstown 64726
Calhoun 65323
Clinton 64735
Deepwater 64740
Montrose 64770
Urich 64788
Windsor 65360
Blairstown 64726
Calhoun 65323
Clinton 64735
Deepwater 64740
Montrose 64770
Urich 64788
Windsor 65360
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Mt. Zion
Norris
Petersburg
Piper
Quarles
Roseland
Shawnee Mound
Thrush
Alberta
Bethlehem
Coal
Garland
Germantown
Glendale
Golden Gate
Hartwell
Huntingdale
Ladue
Leesville
Lewis Station
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Maurine
Mt. Zion
Norris
Petersburg
Piper
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Roseland
Shawnee Mound
Thrush
county coordinator
County Seat: Clinton
County Population: 22,000
Organized 1834 as Rives Co
named for William C. Rives
Split from St. Clair Co 1841
renamed for Patrick Henry
Split from St. Clair Co 1841
renamed for Patrick Henry
Schools
Calhoun R-VIII
Clinton
Clinton Christian Academy
Davis R-XII
Holy Rosary
Lakeland R-III
Leesville R-IX
Montrose R-XIV
Shawnee R-III
St. Mary's
Windsor R-I
Public Libraries
Henry County Library
Lenora Blackmore Library
Henry County Library
Lenora Blackmore Library
Museum/Libraries
Henry County Museum
Windsor Museum
Henry County Museum
Windsor Museum
Historical Societies
Henry Co Historical Society
Windsor Historical Society
Udolpha Miller Dorman DAR
Henry County DARUrich Historical Society
Henry Co Historical Society
Windsor Historical Society
Udolpha Miller Dorman DAR
Henry County DARUrich Historical Society
Townships
Bear Creek
Bethlehem
Big Creek
Bogard
Clinton
Davis
Deepwater
Deer Creek
Fairview
Fields Creek
Honey Creek
Leesville
Osage
Shawnee
Springfield
Tebo
Walker
White Oak
Windsor
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Border Towns
Appleton City - St. Clair Co
Chilhowee - Johnson Co
Creighton - Cass Co
Leeton - Johnson Co
Bordering Counties
Johnson - north
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