Ootacamund
| 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 |
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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.
Lawrence Asylum, Lovedale
Online Books
The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj by Dane Kennedy, 1996 University of California Press