Editing Windsor, Ontario (section)

===Later settlement===
A French agricultural settlement was established at the site of Windsor in 1749. It is the oldest continually inhabited European-founded settlement in Canada west of [[Montreal]]. The area was first named ''la Petite Côte'' ("Little Coast"—as opposed to the longer coastline on the Detroit side of the river). Later it was called ''La Côte de Misère'' ("Poverty Coast") because of the sandy soils near [[LaSalle, Ontario|LaSalle]].

Windsor's [[French Canadian|French-Canadian]] heritage is reflected in French street names such as Ouellette, Drouillard, Pelissier, François, Pierre, Langlois, Marentette, and Lauzon. The current street system (a grid with elongated blocks) reflects the ''Canadien'' method of agricultural land division, where the farms were long and narrow, fronting along the river. Today, the name of the north–south street often shows the name of the family that farmed the land where the street is today. The street system of outlying areas is consistent with the British system for granting land [[concession road|concessions]]. There is a sizeable French-speaking minority in Windsor and the surrounding area, particularly in the [[Lakeshore, Ontario|Lakeshore]], [[Tecumseh, Ontario|Tecumseh]] and [[LaSalle, Ontario|LaSalle]] areas.

[[File:Duff Baby House.jpg|thumb|left|[[Duff-Baby House]]]]
In 1797, after the [[American Revolution]], the settlement of "Sandwich" was established. It was later renamed Windsor, after the [[Windsor, Berkshire|town in Berkshire, England]]. The Sandwich neighbourhood on Windsor's west side is home to some of the city's oldest buildings, including Mackenzie Hall, originally built as the Essex County Courthouse in 1855. Today, this building is a community centre. The city's oldest building is the [[Duff-Baby House]], built in 1792. It is owned by [[Ontario Heritage Trust]] and houses government offices.