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	Windsor Ruins - Wikinfo
		The ruins have been used in various motion pictures and have come to be the symbolic bones of the Old South.
		Windsor Ruins is located 12 miles southwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi in Claiborne County, Mississippi near Alcorn State University.
		Windsor Ruins has appeared in several motion pictures including Raintree Country (1957) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and most recently in the movie Ghosts of Mississippi with Whoopi Goldberg and Alec Baldwin and James Woods.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.org /wiki.php?title=Windsor_Ruins (1219 words)

	Windsor Ruins -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ruins have been used in various motion pictures and have come to be the symbolic bones of the (The South before the Civil War) Old South.
		Windsor Ruins is located 12 miles southwest of (additional info and facts about Port Gibson, Mississippi) Port Gibson, Mississippi in (additional info and facts about Claiborne County, Mississippi) Claiborne County, Mississippi near (additional info and facts about Alcorn State University) Alcorn State University.
		Windsor Ruins is on the (additional info and facts about National Register of Historic Places) National Register of Historic Places.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/windsor_ruins.htm (383 words)

	Windsor Ruins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ruins have been used in various motion pictures and have come to be the symbolic bones of the Old South.
		Windsor Ruins is located 12 miles southwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi in Claiborne County, Mississippi near Alcorn State University.
		Windsor Ruins has appeared in several motion pictures including Raintree County (1957) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and most recently in the movie Ghosts of Mississippi with Whoopi Goldberg and Alec Baldwin and James Woods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windsor_Ruins (399 words)

	Windsor Ruins
		Although a large number of mansions did not make it through the Civil war, the Windsor mansion is believed to have survived due to the southern charm and quick wit of the mansion's mistress and it's potential to the North as a Union Hospital and observation post.
		Windsor is also believed to be the first Mississippi mansion Grant's men encountered on April 30, 1863 shortly after crossing the Mississippi river from the Louisiana side on their way to cut off Vicksburg from the south.
		The Windsor architecture included 25 rooms, water tanks in the attic which provided water for the indoor baths and an above ground basement that was large enough for a small school, dairy and root cellar.
	www.photosbymac.com /Windsor_Ruins.htm (441 words)

	Windsor Plantation
		Windsor, the home of Smith Coffee Daniell, II, a wealthy planter, was built between 1859-1861.
		Windsor survived the war and became a prominent landmark along the Mississippi River.
		Windsor ruins were later immortalized by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliff in the film "Raintree County."
	www.nps.gov /vick/vcmpgn/windsor.htm (100 words)

	View Letterbox - Windsor Ruins
		Windsor was a host to many cultural events marking the romance of the era.
		When visiting the ruins you can almost hear the rustle of dresses and petticoats as the ladies danced with the gentlemen seemingly stylish with their silk ascots.
		During the War Between the States, Windsor was used as an observation post by the Confederates, who sent signals from its cupola across the river to Louisiana.
	www.letterboxing.org /BoxView.asp?boxnum=7815&boxname=Windsor_Ruins (386 words)

	Windsor Ruins - Mississippi with Southpoint.com
		Windsor was only three miles away from the river town of Bruinsburg (where Union troops landed to surprise the Rebels during the War).
		The thirty feet high Corinthian columns of Windsor remain as a reminder of a grand existence.
		The Ruins of Windsor is located 12 miles southwest of Port Gibson on Hwy 552.
	www.southpoint.com /states/ms/windsor.htm (451 words)

	The Ruins of Windsor
		Windsor was built by Smith Coffee Daniell II, who was born in Mississippi in 1826, the son of an Indian fighter turned farmer and landowner.
		In 1859 the couple begin to build their home, Windsor, which was not completed until 1861.
		The iron stairs, column capitals and balustrades were manufactured in St. Louis and shipped down the Mississippi river to the Port of Bruinsburg, several miles west of Windsor.
	home.olemiss.edu /~kcozart/ruins.html (468 words)

	cedar.htm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the time of its construction, the trees were not as overgrown and the Windsor probably afforded its inhabitants a spectacular view of the Mississippi River.
		While hard to find, the Windsor Ruins were recently discovered by Rob Reiner, who staged a scene from the film "Ghosts of Mississippi" there.
		But the ruins are no less spooky when viewed during the day from a distance.
	www.egyptian.net /~leftypen/cedar.htm (527 words)

	Hitler's Berghof
		Departing SS troops set the Berghof on fire on 4 May 1945, and the ruins were still smoldering when soldiers of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division arrived that afternoon.
		Note the camouflage painting on the side of the house, which was also applied to the buildings of the Platterhof and SS Kaserne, and the snow remaining from a light snowfall the night before.
		The view on the left, taken from the ruins of Bormann's house, shows the retaining wall in the back of the Berghof, which is all that remains aboveground today.
	thirdreichruins.com /berghof.htm (2338 words)

	icBerkshire - Future for green belt looks bleak
		THE FUTURE of Windsor's treasured green belt looked bleak this week, as years of careful planning to protect it from runaway development lay in ruins.
		The Government has dealt a devastating blow to Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council's local development plan, rejecting six of its 26 policies as 'unsound'.
		Cllr Derek Wilson (Conservative: Oldfield), Windsor and Maidenhead's lead planning and housing officer, said the Planning Inspectorate's report was 'a bitter blow for the council and our community'.
	icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk /express/windsor/tm_headline=future-for-green-belt-looks-bleak&method=full&objectid=19858982&siteid=50102-name_page.html (416 words)

	Windlesora Magazine - Histories for the Windsor area. ThamesWeb Local History Page
		THE WINDSOR LOCAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS GROUP was formed in 1976 from a small group of WEA students and tutors with the aim of fostering research in the field of local history and publishing its results.
		Windsor's Riverside; Poor Little Orphans (St John's Home); Joseph Ryder (tailor and pupil of Alexander Redford); The First United Kingdom Air Mail Delivery; Charles Knight Exhibition; Windsor Steam Laundry; Gardener on the Royal Estate in the 19th Century (J. Morris); Royal Volunteer Review.
		Mary 'Perdita' Robinson; Theatre Royal Windsor and the National Trust; William Morris Stained Glass at Dedworth Church; Alice in Wonderland - the Windsor Connection; Two monuments in Windsor Parish Church (Topham Foote and Thomas Reeve); Memoires of the Marquis d'Harcourt; Rise and Fall of the Windsor Bank; Harry Greenwood VC; Problems at Queen Victoria's Funeral.
	www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/windlesora/windlesora.html (1073 words)

	Battle of Port Gibson site photos
		Site Marker: Windsor was built in 1859 by Smith Coffee Daniell II, a Claiborne County planter with large land holdings in Mississippi and Louisiana.
		He returned to Mississippi in 1859 and began construction of Windsor which was completed in 1861.
		After resting in a pleasant glen near Windsor on the afternoon of April, 30, 1863, the Union troops resumed the march.
	www.civilwaralbum.com /vicksburg/port_gibson.htm (555 words)

	Richmond view of the Thames London and suburbs England - Famous Landmark Landscape Art Prints
		Windsor ruins at Virginia Water London and suburbs England Windsor ruins at Virginia Water London and suburbs England 1890
		Windsor view of the castle from the river London and suburbs England Windsor view of the castle from the river London and suburbs England 1890
		Windsor East Terrace London and suburbs England Windsor East Terrace London and suburbs England 1890
	www.rainfall.com /posters/landscape/22054.htm (311 words)

	Copthorne Hotel,slough Windsor - Discount London Hotels
		Cancun - Located on the northeast corner of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea, Cancun is famous for its white-sand beaches and crystalline waters, its pulsating nightlife, first-class hotels, and exquisite hotels.
		Whether you visit to relax on the beach, explore the ancient ruins, or go wild on Spring Break, Cancun has a diverse array of things to see and do.
		From the tranquility of Hyde Park, to the haunting legacy of the Towers of London, to the priceless artifacts in the British Museum and much more, London has a countless array of things to see and do.
	www.london-hotel-discounts.com /copthorne-hotel,slough-windsor.html (1115 words)

	011001-LB-Walkerville Times
		A visit to the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit brings into focus architectural wonders that are both magnificent and disturbing in their current state.
		Detroit’s Guilded Age, which began in the 1880s and ushered in the automotive era, was marked by the design and construction of many fine structures that have been etched into our psyche on this side of the river.
		The Industrial Ruins tour highlights Lowell’s photography and artwork, featuring the demolition of the "Seven Sisters" smokestacks, or more officially, the Detroit Edison Conner’s Creek Power Station, a Windsor landmark and beacon for generations of sailors demolished in 1996.
	www.atdetroit.net /resume/accolade/011001-LB-WalkervilleTimes.htm (941 words)

	Vicksburg Battlefield Tour
		There are the ruins of 2 confederate forts which warded off the Union gunboats.
		Windsor is near Port Gibson, MS and burned down in 1890.
		The arrival of the bo weavel ruined the cotton crop and the local economy by the early 20th century
	www.annebell.com /Vicksburg.htm (3120 words)

	Mississippi's largest plantation house -- chicagotribune.com
		Windsor, the largest plantation house ever built in Mississippi, was completed in 1861.
		It survived the Civil War, then burned in a fire started by a cigarette in 1890.
		Windsor's ruins, 8 miles off the Trace near milepost 30 provide a hint of antebellum grandeur.
	www.chicagotribune.com /travel/chi-010522drives-natchezp,0,3680461.photo (57 words)

	Rob Yasinsac's Hudson Valley Ruins and Abandoned Buildings, etc.
		Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape, by Tom Rinaldi and Rob Yasinsac, was published by the University Press of New England in September 2006.
		- The ruins of the Cornish Estate, the Lente House and the Office of the West Point Foundry are visible on publicly accessible land in this most-charming Hudson River village.
		Hyde Park - Shagabak, a burnt-out ruin overlooking the Hudson.
	www.hudsonvalleyruins.org /yasinsac/links1.html (1012 words)

	Windsor Ruins Mississippi Greek Revival Antebellum mansion of The South Atelier Yoyita, Mississippi artists, Southern ...
		Windsor ruins page 1 • Windsor ruins page 2 • Windsor ruins page 3 • Windsor ruins page 4 • Windsor ruins page 5 • Windsor ruins page 6 •
		On the Main floor, flanking the broad hall, were the master bedroom, a bath, 2 parlors, a study and the library.
		The Windsor mansion is believed to have survived due to the southern charm and quick wit of the mansion's mistress and it's potential to the North as a Union Hospital and observation post.
	www.yoyita.com /Windsor_Ruins_MS/Windsor_Ruins_Mississippi_2.php (1044 words)

	Dreamer's Home Page
		Poignant remains of what was once the largest, most opulent antebellum mansion built in Mississippi.
		Windsor was spared during the Civil War but was later destroyed in 1890 by a fire started, it is told, by a careless smoker.
		The ruins have been featured in several movies, including "Raintree County" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliff.
	www2.netdoor.com /~randb (199 words)

	Bears in the Old South
		Outside of Natchez we came across the Ruins of Windsor.
		It cost over one million dollars to build back in the 1800's and was destroyed by a terrible fire.
		The reason it is called the Ruins of Windsor is because of the errie sound that the wind makes as it blows through the columns.
	www.melodief.com /vz/bears/old_south.htm (268 words)

	Day 5: Tuesday, August 11, 1992
		This probably accounts for a good number of the claimed 100,000 annual visitors Longwood receives...
		Windsor, the state's grandest mansion, which burned in 1890, but no signs marked the road and the likeliest candidate had a Bridge Out sign.
		National Military Park; the drive took longer than I'd planned, in large part because of a cretin who insisted on driving 15 MPH when not slowing down to a crawl to read all the pretty signs along the roadside.
	roadsidephotos.com /old/1992-705.htm (576 words)

	Brandon Presbyterian Online!
		Windsor Ruins near Port Gibson, Mississippi where a once beautiful home is no more.
		The desires, goals and focus of a Christian are not on the things or pleasures of this world….
		The early Christians were faced with a decision of whether to obey God or man. That is still true today.
	www.brandonpres.com /photo_meditation/41_worldliness.htm (310 words)

	FAQs About the Family of Thomas Wickham (1624-1688)
		While supervising several important building projects, including the reconstruction of Windsor Castle, he gained the King's favor and was rewarded with the keepership of numerous royal castles and manors.
		After being ordained a priest in 1362, he was named keeper of the privy seal in 1364, a key civil office.
		This castle was later destroyed by Oliver Cromwell, although the ruins are open to visitors.
	www.geocities.com /joewickham/index.htm (5162 words)

	HABS/HAER/HALS: Titles: 365 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Windsor Castle Ruins, Port Gibson vicinity, Claiborne County, MS
		Windsor Castle, State Route 610, Toano vicinity, James City County, VA
		Windsor Harbor Road Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek on Windsor Harbor Road, Kimmswick, Jefferson County, MO
	lcweb2.loc.gov /pp/hhhtml/hhTitles365.html (1106 words)

	Gallery II
		Jerry Lee Lewis was also one of the "million-dollar quartet" to record at Sun Studio.
		Approximately fourteen miles southwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi stand the stark ruins of Windsor.
		One flight of metal stairs from Windsor is now installed at Oakland Chapel on the campus of nearby Alcorn State University.
	www.artbygrammer.net /galleryII.htm (501 words)

	Mississippi Motorcycle Roads and Trips
		Riding the Natchez Trace is truly a ride through history (see Natchez Trace listing) however, it is not really a motorcyclist's "dream road." Low speed limits and long straight sections, with trees and more trees, can make a motorcyclist's throttle hand twitch for something new.
		If you pick up 552 from the south, you will come to the Windsor Plantation Ruins in approximately 12 miles.
		What remains of the ruins is a series of 24 columns and some remaining iron work.
	www.motorcycleroads.com /routes/SouthEast/MS/MS_2.shtml (326 words)

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