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This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that Kasauli ==Railways==The nearest station is one of a number of hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. Kasauli, together with few miles east at [[DagshaiDharampur]] and [[Subathu]], are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and [[Kalka-SimlaRailway]]. The station at Kalka is a several miles south of Kasauli. ==Churches==*Christ Church - Anglican
The ==Cemeteries==[[Lawrence Military AsylumBACSA]]has files on Kasauli in their British Library archive, now [http://bacsa.frontisgroup.com/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=209&s_id=86&sort=0&st=600&np=24&tn=1188 details here]. The photographs show the Lawrence School is situated wooded, hillside cemetery in nearby Sanawarpoor condition.
*A map showing Kasauli and nearby towns from [http://www.indnav.com/servlet/DMap?fN=Kasauli indnav.com]
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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.9,76.96&spn=0.3,0.3&t=m&q=30.9,76.96 +30° 54'0.00", +76° 57'36.00"] |altitude= 1795m (5889 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli Kasauli] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh]|country=India|transport=}}'Alternative spelling''Kasauli'''<br>is a small town in the foot hills of the Himalayas. It was first expanded by the British into a [[hill station]] in the mid-19th century. The town sits on the ridge of a wooded hill on the road between [[Chandigarh]] and [[Simla]]. Nearby towns include [[Dagshai]], [[Subathu]] and [[Kalka]]. The [[Lawrence Military Asylum]], now the Lawrence School is situated in nearby [[Sanawar]]. ==Alternative spelling==
Kussowlee, Kussowlie, Kasowli, Kasooli
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli Kasauli] Wikipedia- a very brief article
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himchal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism has sections on Kasauli , [[Subathu]] and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns
*[http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/TheDriveUphill.asp “The Drive Uphill: On the road from Chandigarh to Kasauli"] by Shalini Bahadur from chillibreeze.com
*[http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan/pictures-from-kasauli-hill-station-in-himachal-pradesh-presentation Pictures from Kasauli - hill station in Himachal Pradesh] Photos from slideshare.net . Photo no. 42 shows the location of nearby towns in relation to Kasauli
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010302/art-trib.htm#1 Architecture of Kasauli churches] from the Tribune, Chandigarh.
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Locations]][[Category:Hill Stations]]
