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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jitens/7464320750 /St. Johns Church, Dharamshala] flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jitens/7464320750 /St. Johns Church, Dharamshala] flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/3861160166/ Saint John's Church in The Wilderness] flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/3861160166/ Saint John's Church in The Wilderness] flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
*[http://phototravelings.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/another-visit-to-st-john-church-in.html?m=0 Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala] phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'  
*[http://phototravelings.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/st-johns-church-on-way-to-mcleodganj.html St. John's Church on the way to Mcleodganj from Dharmshala] and [http://phototravelings.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/another-visit-to-st-john-church-in.html?m=0 Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala] phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'  
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko  St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from You Tube
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko  St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from You Tube
*[http://123himachal.com/dasaguide.htm Dharamshala] 123himachal.com
*[http://123himachal.com/dasaguide.htm Dharamshala] 123himachal.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_Ganj McLeod Ganj] Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_Ganj McLeod Ganj] Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
*[http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] IndiaTimes  April 14, 2013
*[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905  
*[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905  



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Dharmsala
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.222°N 76.3172°E
Altitude: 1,457 m (4,780 ft)
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Place Name: Dharamsala
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
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Dharmsala was the headquarters of Kangra District in the Jullundur Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.

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Modern name: Dharamsala
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala

1905 earthquake

  • 1905 Kangra earthquake Wikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.
  • Dharmsala, page 14, Photographs of Dharmsala, rear of book, computer page n453 Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India Volume XXXVIII The Kangra Earthquake of 4th April 1905 by CS Middlemiss, Superintendent, Geological Survey of India 1910, reprinted 1981 Archive.org
  • See also 1905 Kangra earthquake

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