New Windsor Museum

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New Windsor Heritage museum preserves the history of New Windsor, MD.

Story

New Windsor was laid out in 1797 and was sometimes nicknamed Sulphur Springs.
It was named New Windsor in the early 19th century, possibly after its English namesake.

Beginning in 1942, New Windsor was the headquarters for the international missionary efforts of the Church of the Brethren.

These efforts inspired the international focus of the Peace Corps, whose first director, Sargent Shriver, had roots in the area.

The campus that held the Brethren Center was also occupied by several college campuses, including: New Windsor College, Calvert College, and Blue Ridge College.

The campus returned to its roots as an educational setting in 2017, when the Springdale Prepatory School bought the campus and established an international boarding school on the site.

During the 19th century and into the 20th, the town was considered an escape for the rich, and because of the cooler country climate and perhaps because the local sulphur springs, were renowned as a health-promoting spa.

Much of the town was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the New Windsor Historic District in 1997.[6] Avalon, a historic home, was listed in 1987 and the Appler-Englar House in 2001.[6]

Products

Pottery, stationary, dried lavender, Christmas ornaments, books, T-shirts, and canvas bags.