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Murree is a hill station in Punjab founded by the British in 1851.

There were cantonments nearby at Gharial (four miles away) and Kuldannah^[1], (alternative spelling Kuldana)

The following are sites in and around the town.

Convent of Jesus and Mary (originally boarding, now a day school)
St Thomas College, Murree, for boys, was opened in 1882^[2], probably by the Capuchin Fathers, and was subsequently taken over by the (Roman Catholic) Mill Hill Missionaries ^[3]. However, it had probably closed by the 1930’s as there is no mention of this school in the entry for Murree in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, published 1909-1931
St Denys School

Murree Wikipedia
Churches and Chapels in Murree Youtube.
Dr Ali Jan’s The old English Cemeteries in Murree, Pakistan
MurreeHills.co.nr includes
- Boarding Schools
- Books about Murree
Fifty Members of the Murree Club 1865 pages 46,47 from From Kashmir to Kabul: the photographs of John Burke and William Baker, 1860-1900 by Omar Khan 2002 Limited View Google Books. Also refer Photographer for more details of this book.
"A rock epic". An article by Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the Northumberland Fusiliers, at Murree from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)
Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment, Kuldana, Murree 1907- 1910 by Dr Ali Jan. Details of rock carvings.
Three views of regimental badge rock-carvings at Cherat (Charat) Hill. Cherat, like the Khyber Pass had a tradition of regimental carvings on the rocky faces of the hillsides.^[4]

"Murree Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 18, page 42.
Map of Murree showing the cantonments, between pages 244 and 245, A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org.
"Abstract of Medico-Topographical Report of Murree, Punjab" by Assistant-Surgeon J Reade, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, page 321 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862

↑ From Kashmir to Kabul, page 59 by Omar Khan, refer External links
↑ The magic mountains: hill stations and the British raj by Dane Keith Kennedy page 138 Google Books
↑ A Google Books search snippet from Into deserts: a history of the Catholic Diocese of Lahore, 1886-1986 by John Rooney c 1986 says: The Rome agreement provided that the Mill Hill Missionaries were to take over responsibility for the debts of St. Thomas College, Murree. Capuchin sources assess these at Rs.l. 00. Mill Hill sources say the debt amounted to Rs.25000.00. ... This book is available at Harvard University Library and UCLA Library
↑ Peshawar Remembered by Walter Reeve (born 1934).

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 ===Historical books online===
 *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_048.gif "Murree Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 18'', page 42.
-*[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n415/mode/1up  Map of Murree] showing the cantonments, between pages 244 and 245, ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org.
+*[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n415/mode/2up  Map of Murree] showing the cantonments, between pages 244 and 245, ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org.
 *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA321 "Abstract of Medico-Topographical Report of Murree, Punjab"] by Assistant-Surgeon J Reade, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, page 321 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862''