Ootacamund

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Ootacamund
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 11° 22′ 48″ N, 76° 42′ 0″ E
Altitude: 2,486 m (8,156 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Officially, Udhagamandalam
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
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Ootacamund, now frequently known as Ooty (but officially called Udhagamandalam), is a town in the Nilgiri Hills. Ooty was the Madras Presidency summer capital. Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located.

Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale

Refer Orphans and Schools

Online Books

The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj by Dane Kennedy, 1996 University of California Press