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Situated in Garhwal District, Western District of the [[Kumaon|Kumaun]] Division, United Provinces, between [[Dehra Dun]] 150 km to the north, and [[Naini Tal]] and [[Almora]] to the south, Lansdowne was a cantonment established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne | Situated in Garhwal District, Western District of the [[Kumaon|Kumaun]] Division, United Provinces, between [[Dehra Dun]] 150 km to the north, and [[Naini Tal]] and [[Almora]] to the south, Lansdowne was a cantonment established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne | ||
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* [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/travel/32535988_1_hill-station-railway-station-cantonment-area Lansdowne, here time stands still] Times of India Travel 19 September 2012 | * [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/travel/32535988_1_hill-station-railway-station-cantonment-area Lansdowne, here time stands still] Times of India Travel 19 September 2012 | ||
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif "Lansdowne"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16'', page 135. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_141.gif "Lansdowne"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16'', page 135. | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_169.gif "Garhwal District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12'', page 163. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_169.gif "Garhwal District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12'', page 163. | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 28 August 2013
| Lansdowne | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.83°N 78.68°E |
| Altitude: | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Lansdowne |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Situated in Garhwal District, Western District of the Kumaun Division, United Provinces, between Dehra Dun 150 km to the north, and Naini Tal and Almora to the south, Lansdowne was a cantonment established in 1887. Originally named Kaludanda, on 21 September 1890 it was renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Henry Lansdowne
External links
- Lansdowne, Garhwal Wikipedia
- Brief History of Lansdowne Cantonment Lansdowne Cantonment Board
- This link advises "A lucid, wry account of life in Lansdowne, a small hill cantonment, is in John Morris, Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography (London,Rupert Hart-Davis 1960)"[1] Available at the British Library.
- Lansdowne, here time stands still Times of India Travel 19 September 2012
Historical books online
- "Lansdowne" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16, page 135.
- "Garhwal District" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12, page 163.
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