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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.
'''Ootacamund''', now frequently known as Ooty (but officially called Udhagamandalam), is a town in the [[Nilgiri Hills]].  Ooty was the [[Madras Presidency]] summer capital.  It was founded in the 1820s by [http://www.sullivanmemorial.org/JohnSullivan.html John Sullivan (1788 -1855)]. Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located.


The cantonment at Wellington was situated  near Ootacamund.
The cantonment at Wellington was situated  near Ootacamund.

Revision as of 22:25, 26 May 2010

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. It was founded in the 1820s by John Sullivan (1788 -1855). Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located.

The cantonment at Wellington was situated near Ootacamund.


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Online Books

  • Ootacamund, A History by Sir Frederick Price 1908 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The Contents page of the book is computer page 17. Refer Online books-Digital Library of India for more details about this site.
  • The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj by Dane Kennedy, 1996 University of California Press

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