http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/it-win-gate-or-win-get-wingate-university-settles <p></p><p>Back in the mid-1800s, settlers arrived in an area of what was then called Ames Turnout to build a church. Eventually, a school was established. A community grew and Ames Turnout became a town. That town was named after a Baptist minister Washington Manley Wingate. Or maybe it was Wingate, we'll get to that shortly.</p><p>Here's how Mayor Bill Braswell describes his town, population 3,500:</p> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:28:47 +0000 Tasnim Shamma 17629 at http://wfae.org Is It Win-GATE Or Win-Get? Wingate University Settles On...