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'''Dalhousie''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Punjab]], and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.
 
'''Dalhousie''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Punjab]], and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.
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==The cantonment==
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The cantonment was originally establishes as a convalescent Depot.
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From a 1910 publication:
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"In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill ( 14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains ) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
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<br>In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
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<br>In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." <ref>[http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com. </ref>
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''' Cantonment images'''
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfisherlibrary/6836546248/in/photostream Photograph: The Barracks-Dalhousie c.1860-1880] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23239528@N00/503394985  Photograph: Balun, Dalhousie. 1890's] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23239528@N00/503342184 Photograph: Balun, Dalhousie. 1890's] flickr.com
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*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/india-old-postcard-balun-depot-dalhousie-snowy-mountain-for-sale-112404  Postcard:  <nowiki>[</nowiki>Balun<nowiki>]</nowiki> Depot Dalhousie] stamps-auction.com
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*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/india-old-postcard-general-view-balun-depot-dalhousie-for-sale-107038 Postcard: General View of Balun Depot. Dalhousie].stamps-auction.com
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*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/mankhote%20from%20kattlak%20dalhousie/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/MankhotefromKattlakDalhousie.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Mankote from Kattlak, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
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*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/mankote%20dalhousie/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/MankoteDalhousie.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Mankote, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
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*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/dalhousie%20depot/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/DalhousieDepot-1.jpg?o=1 Postcard: Depot, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
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*[http://media.photobucket.com/image/dalhousie%20depot/rockdoc2174/British%20India%201910-1914/DalhousieDepot.jpg?o=2 Postcard: The Depot, Dalhousie] c 1910 photobucket.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5692468717/ Photograph: Mancote Barracks, Dalhousie c 1923-1938] flickr.com
  
 
==FIBIS Resources==
 
==FIBIS Resources==
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*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism mentions Dalhousie
 
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism mentions Dalhousie
 
*[http://hpchamba.nic.in/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in
 
*[http://hpchamba.nic.in/destdalhousie.htm Dalhousie] HPChamba.nic.in
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*[http://dalhousievillas.com/dalhousie-sanitarium-history.html History Of The Sanitarium] from dalhousievillas.com. It is likely  that this history is taken from ''Guide to Dalhousie, Chamba and the Inner Mountains between Simla and Kashmir'' by J. B. Hutchinson 3rd edition 1910 (First edition 1872, 2nd edition 1898)
 
*[http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotos-g503693-Dalhousie_Himachal_Pradesh.html#22805723 Photos] from TripAdvisor.in
 
*[http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotos-g503693-Dalhousie_Himachal_Pradesh.html#22805723 Photos] from TripAdvisor.in
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''' Church images'''
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/sudipmolekule/3967297411 Photograph of St. John's Church, Dalhousie] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5692455457/in/set-72157626659014008  Photograph c 1923-1938  of the Garrison Church. Dalhousie] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23239528@N00/1589611506 Photograph of St Francis, Catholic Church, Dalhousie, 1895] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23239528@N00/1588867189 Photograph of St Francis Church Dalhousie. 1895. With Strawberry Bank House on the summit] flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalhousienet/2614558428 St. Andrew's Church, Dalhousie Cantt – 1903] taken 2005 flickr.com
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrue/3752103959  Photograph of a Bell Tower/Church at Dalhousie] flickr.com
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===Historical books online===
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_131.gif "Dalhousie"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 125.
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_349.gif "Balun"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6'', page 343.
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*[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n98/mode/2up "Dalhousie"], page 48 ''The Highlands of India, Volume 1'' by David John Falconer Newall  1882 Archive.org
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== References ==
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[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Hill Stations]][[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Hill Stations]][[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 12:52, 17 October 2012

Dalhousie
Malikpur Water Fall (Dalhousi).jpg
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.53°N 75.98°E
Altitude: 1,954 metres (6,411 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dalhousie
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links

Dalhousie was a hill station in Punjab, and the location of a cantonment. It was establised in 1854 and named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India at that time.

The cantonment

The cantonment was originally establishes as a convalescent Depot.

From a 1910 publication: "In 1866, it was determined that the barracks for the convalescent Depot should be built on the Balun plateau, below Terah,... and at the same time the Bakloh Hill ( 14 miles from Dalhousie, towards the plains ) was taken as a cantonment for the 4th Gurkas.
In 1868 troops were, for the first time, located at Balun. It was originally a depot under the Command of Military Officer appointed for two years, but during recent years a wing of a British Infantry Regiment from one of the stations in the Lahore Command has been quartered there under its own officers.
In addition to this wing at Balun, troops from the Lahore Command are quartered in barracks, recently erected, on the Tikka spur and Mankot, so that there are wings of three British Infantry Regiments quartered round Dalhousie; married families being accommodated in tents. Balun, as a convalescent depot, has ceased to exist." [1]

Cantonment images

FIBIS Resources

Images of Dalhousie

External links

Church images

Historical books online

  • "Dalhousie" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 125.
  • "Balun" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6, page 343.
  • "Dalhousie", page 48 The Highlands of India, Volume 1 by David John Falconer Newall 1882 Archive.org

References

  1. ↑ History Of The Sanitarium from dalhousievillas.com.

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