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* [[Madras Cemeteries]] - details St Mary's Church cemetery | * [[Madras Cemeteries]] - details St Mary's Church cemetery | ||
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| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n12/mode/2up ''Fort St George, Madras - A Short History of our First Possession''] by Mrs Frank Penny. 1900. Archive.org Contains [https://archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n252/mode/2up Details of Monuments in Old Cemetery] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 21 November 2013
| Fort St George | |
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| Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
| Coordinates: | 13.079722°N 80.286944°E |
| Altitude: | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Fort St George, Chennai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Fort St George was the name of the military garrison in Madras, and it was home to British Army units for many centuries. It is now the home of the state legislature for Tamil Nadu. The church in Fort St George is called St Mary’s and it claims to be the oldest Anglican church outside of Europe.
History
Photographs
The FIBIS database has some interior photographs of Fort St George.
See also
- Madras Cemeteries - details St Mary's Church cemetery
Historical Books Online
- Fort St George, Madras - A Short History of our First Possession by Mrs Frank Penny. 1900. Archive.org Contains Details of Monuments in Old Cemetery
External Links
A Plan of Fort St. George and the City of Madras, by Herman Moll, from 'Modern History: or, the Present State of all Nations', by Thomas Salmon. Published by Bettesworth & Hitch, London, 1726. Source : Columbia University
