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'''Campbellpur''' was named after Sir Campbell, who laid its foundation stone in 1908.
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'''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock City''' is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]].
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==Spelling and name variants==
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Campbellpore, Campbellpur
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==History==
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Although Wikipedia states it was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City<ref>Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attock&oldid=346007227 Attock] version accessed 1st March 2010</ref>, it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c1857-1858.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=A1coAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA344 Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863], page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books
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==Transport==
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A description of Campbellpore in 1908 advises that it is situated on the [[North Western Railway]] and connected by a rough, unmetalled road, 11 miles long, with the grand trunk road.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n215/mode/1up Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States], page 184 1908 Archive.org  </ref>
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==Similar name==
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It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or [[Attock Khurd]]) on the banks of the River Indus.
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==References==
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
 
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Revision as of 13:15, 8 March 2010

Campbellpur
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Attock
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Campbellpur, now called Attock City is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Punjab.

Spelling and name variants

Campbellpore, Campbellpur

History

Although Wikipedia states it was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City[1], it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c1857-1858.[2]

Transport

A description of Campbellpore in 1908 advises that it is situated on the North Western Railway and connected by a rough, unmetalled road, 11 miles long, with the grand trunk road.[3]

Similar name

It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus.

References