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'''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.
'''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 ==
[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=list_sources&source_class=149 Cemetery records]


==Schools and institutions==
==Schools and institutions==
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==Online Books==
==Online Books==
*''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]
* Refer [[Nilgiri Hills]]
 
== Related aricles ==
*[[Nilgiri Hills]]
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.kaelewis.com/database/ooty/searchpage.htm Kae Lewis website] - Photographs of monuments at St Stephens Church, Ootacamund with many biographical details
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Hill Stations]]
[[Category:Hill Stations]]

Revision as of 20:20, 24 March 2010

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

Cemetery records

Schools and institutions

Online Books

Related aricles

External links

  • Kae Lewis website - Photographs of monuments at St Stephens Church, Ootacamund with many biographical details