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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_414.gif Salem City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_414.gif Salem City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | ||
*[http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/index.html Salem Historical Society] website with various pages including [http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/events.html Events page] giving updates regarding old English cemetery | *[http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/index.html Salem Historical Society] website with various pages including [http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/events.html Events page] giving updates regarding old English cemetery | ||
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cenotaph-of-a-peninsular-war-veteran-found-in-salem/article5592410.ece Cenotaph of a Peninsular War veteran found in Salem] Hindu.com | *[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cenotaph-of-a-peninsular-war-veteran-found-in-salem/article5592410.ece Cenotaph of a Peninsular War veteran found in Salem] Hindu.com | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n307/mode/2up Inscriptions in Salem district] from ''Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras'' by J Cotton 1905 (Archive.org) | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 16 June 2014
| Salem | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 11.65°N, 78.16°E |
| Altitude: | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Salem |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Salem was the headquarters of Salem District during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern spelling: Salem
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FIBIS resources
Cemeteries
- Salem Old Anglican Cemetery - graves date back to c 1797
Schools and institutions
External links
- Salem City Imperial Gazetteer
- Salem Historical Society website with various pages including Events page giving updates regarding old English cemetery
- Cenotaph of a Peninsular War veteran found in Salem Hindu.com
- Inscriptions in Salem district from Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras by J Cotton 1905 (Archive.org)
Historical books online
- A Manual of the Salem District in the Presidency of Madras by Henry Le Fanu 1883 Archive.org Volume I: The District, Volume II: The Taluks
- Madras District Gazetteers: Salem Volume 1-Part 1 1918, Madras District Gazetteers: Statistical Appendix for Salem District 1932 Archive.org