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'''Dehra Dun''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_216.gif Dehra Dun District] in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. | '''Dehra Dun''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_216.gif Dehra Dun District] in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. | ||
It is the present day state capital of Uttarakhand. The city is often referred to simply as '''Dehra'''. The cantonment Clement Town is adjacent. | It is the present day state capital of Uttarakhand. The city is often referred to simply as '''Dehra'''. The cantonment Clement Town is adjacent. | ||
"Dehra lies on the road connecting [[Mussoorie|Mussooree]] with the plains and is 42 miles from [[Saharanpur]], the same from [[Roorkee|Rurki]] and 14 miles from Mussooree"<ref>''Himalayan Gazetteer Volume 3, Part 1'', actual page 189, computer page 202 </ref> | |||
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*India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-08/1346356532 post] dated 30 August 2012 about the Parade View Hotel, Dehra Dun | *India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-08/1346356532 post] dated 30 August 2012 about the Parade View Hotel, Dehra Dun | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*''The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, Part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, Part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, Part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, Part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, Part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, Part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. | |||
** Dehra appears in Volume 3, Part 1, actual page 189, computer page 202 | |||
*Dehra Dun and [[Mussoorie]] are mentioned in this 1861 [http://books.google.com/books?id=b60IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA424 Google Books] link, page 424 | *Dehra Dun and [[Mussoorie]] are mentioned in this 1861 [http://books.google.com/books?id=b60IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA424 Google Books] link, page 424 | ||
*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/757 ''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 1: Dehra Dun''] 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from [http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee] | *[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/757 ''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 1: Dehra Dun''] 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from [http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee] | ||
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Revision as of 04:46, 14 November 2012
| Dehra Dun | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30°20′N 78°04′E |
| Altitude: | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Dehradun |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Hardwar-Dehra Railway | |
For the town in Himachal Pradesh, see Dehra.
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Dehra Dun was the headquarters of Dehra Dun District in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. It is the present day state capital of Uttarakhand. The city is often referred to simply as Dehra. The cantonment Clement Town is adjacent.
"Dehra lies on the road connecting Mussooree with the plains and is 42 miles from Saharanpur, the same from Rurki and 14 miles from Mussooree"[1]
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Dehra Dun
Variants: Deyrah Dhoon/Dehra Doon/Dehra
Railways
Dehra Dun was the terminus of the Hardwar-Dehra Railway.
Education
The schools article lists a number of Dehra institutions.
Volunteer Regiment
Cemeteries
A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication is
- Dehra Dun - Chandranagar Cemetery by Aylmer Jean Galsworthy, 1993. Inscriptions and biographical notes: graves listed by year of death (1820-1912), and endowments (1888-1951). Also lists of army personnel, civilians, stonemasons, etc. 144pp, 20 illustrations and plans
BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
External links
- Dehra Town Imperial Gazetteer
- Dehra Love to Know 1911
- Morrison Memorial Church
- Where hills stand still: The Dehradun Club The Pioneer Saturday, 14 January 2012
- India List post dated 30 August 2012 about the Parade View Hotel, Dehra Dun
Historical books online
- The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, Part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, Part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, Part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, Part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, Part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, Part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.
- Dehra appears in Volume 3, Part 1, actual page 189, computer page 202
- Dehra Dun and Mussoorie are mentioned in this 1861 Google Books link, page 424
- District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 1: Dehra Dun 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee
References
- ↑ Himalayan Gazetteer Volume 3, Part 1, actual page 189, computer page 202