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Windsor, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Windsor was first settled in 1748 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited city in Canada west of the Quebec border. |
 | | Windsor was established as a village in 1854 (the same year the village was connected to the rest of Canada, by the Grand Trunk Railway/CN Rail), then a town in 1858, and ultimately gained city status in 1892. |
 | | Windsor's Department of Parks and Recreation maintains 3,000 acres of green space, 180 parks, 40 miles (64 km) of trails, 22 miles (35 km) of sidewalk, 60 parking lots, vacant lands, natural areas and forest cover within the City of Windsor, as well as the bike trails, bike lanes, and bike-friendly streets. |
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