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==Online Books== | ==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|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 [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press] | *''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996 [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press] | ||
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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 |
| Transport links | |
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.
FIBIS resources
Schools and institutions
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
Related aricles
External links
- Kae Lewis website - Photographs of monuments at St Stephens Church, Ootacamund with many biographical details