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{{Locations_Infobox | {{Locations_Infobox | ||
|presidency= | |presidency= | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|coordinates= | |coordinates= [https://www.google.com/maps/place/28°10'48.0%22N+76°37'12.0%22E/@28.18,76.62,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d28.18!4d76.62?hl=en 28.18°N 76.62°E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= 245 m (804 ft) | ||
|presentname=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewari Rewari] | |presentname=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewari Rewari] | ||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana Haryana] | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana Haryana] | ||
|country=India | |country=India | ||
|transport= | |transport=[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]<br>[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rewari''' was in [[Gurgaon|Gurgaon District]], | '''Rewari''' was a major railway town in [[Gurgaon|Gurgaon District]], [[Punjab]]. The Rewari Steam Loco Shed was established in 1893. There was a high school. | ||
It was one of those railway colonies along the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel | It was one of those railway colonies along the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101231007/https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga-106491.html "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'', now archived. </ref> | ||
== | ==Military history== | ||
[[Battle of Rewarree 1857]]<br>[[Battle of Rewarree 1858]] | [[Battle of Rewarree 1857]]<br>[[Battle of Rewarree 1858]] | ||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Rewari<br> | Modern name: Rewari<br> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_306.gif "Rewari Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 300. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_306.gif "Rewari Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 300. | ||
*[http://fridaygurgaon.com/news/2720-not-running-out-of-steam.html "Not Running Out Of Steam"] by Maninder Dabas | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151127020401/http://fridaygurgaon.com/news/2720-not-running-out-of-steam.html "Not Running Out Of Steam"] by Maninder Dabas 04, 2013 ''Friday Gurgaon'', now archived. The Rewari Steam Loco Shed established in 1893, is now a museum. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:37, 7 October 2022
| Rewarree | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: | |
| Coordinates: | 28.18°N 76.62°E |
| Altitude: | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Rewari |
| State/Province: | Haryana |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Rajputana-Malwa State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
Rewari was a major railway town in Gurgaon District, Punjab. The Rewari Steam Loco Shed was established in 1893. There was a high school.
It was one of those railway colonies along the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.[1]
Military history
Battle of Rewarree 1857
Battle of Rewarree 1858
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Rewari
Variants: Rewarree/Rewaree
External links
- "Rewari Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 300.
- "Not Running Out Of Steam" by Maninder Dabas 04, 2013 Friday Gurgaon, now archived. The Rewari Steam Loco Shed established in 1893, is now a museum.
References
- ↑ "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga" by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 The Statesman, now archived.