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It is noted that Catherine Falls near Kotagiri is named after the wife of M D Cockburn, district collector of Salem, who is said to be the person responsible for introducing the coffee plant to Yercaud in 1820. In 1843 he established the first coffee estate in Kotagiri.
== Historical books online==
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WBYAAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=coffe+southern+india#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''A Handbook to coffee planting in Southern India''] by John Short. Particularly useful for its list of coffee planters on the Shevaroy and Niligiri Hills and descriptions of these estates. (pages 164-176)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=tfMYRwkRylEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=coffee+planting+in+southern+india&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''On the Indian Hills : Or, Coffee Planting in Southern India''] by Edwin Lester Linden Arnold. . Limited preview,google books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=3bSOal-tUZsC&pg=PA11&dq=coffee+planting+in+mysore+contents&cd=1#v=onepage&q=coffee%20planting%20in%20mysore%20contents&f=false ''Gold. Sport and Coffee Planting in Mysore''] by Robert H Elliott (2007) – original copyright 1898. Limited preview, google books
==External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_filter_coffee Indian Filter Coffeefilter coffee] - wikipedia article . Article giving an interesting account of coffee drinking habits with topical quotes.*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WBYAAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=coffe+southern+india#v=onepage&q=&f=false A Handbook to coffee drinking in Southern India by John Short] - Particularly useful for its list of coffee planters on the Shevaroy and Niligiri Hills and descriptions of these estates. (pages 164-176)*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._D._Cockburn M D Cockburn – ] wikipedia]
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