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:*[[Schools#W|Wynberg-Allen School]] was founded in 1887 and transferred to its present location in 1894. [http://www.wynbergallen.com/history.asp History]
:*Caineville House School for Girls opened in 1865 and continued until c 1950. "The school is charmingly situated in its own extensive (over 60 acres) and beautifully wooded grounds". The site is now occupied by the ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) Academy<ref>[http://www.ghumakkar.com/2008/02/26/mussooriequeen-of-hills-jan-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-65584 Comment] dated September 29, 2011 by Bipin Patel ghumakkar.com</ref> The school is mentioned on (pdf) pages 22 and 50 of ''The Guide to Mussoorie'' (refer below)
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924020369108#page/n33/mode/2up Rev Robert North Maddock’s school "Grant Lodge"], established c 1850 1849 pages 6-7 ''Eighteen years in the Khyber, 1879-1898'' by Colonel Sir Robert Warburton KCIE CSI 1900 Archive.org. Later known as the Mussoorie School, it was purchased by the Diocesan Board of Education in 1867<ref>''The Himalayan Gazette, Volume 3, Part 2'' page 604, computer page 243</ref>
:*In the year 1905 the Philander Smith Institute of Mussoorie, founded (in 1884<ref>
[http://archive.org/stream/theearlyschools00cummuoft#page/431/mode/1up Page 431] ''The Early Schools of Methodism'' by A.W. Cummings 1886 Archive.org</ref>) by a Mrs. Smith, widow of Mr. Philander Smith of Illinois was moved to [[Naini Tal]] and “amalgamated” with the Oak Opening Boys’ High School and the result was the Philander Smith College<ref> [http://www.birlavidyamandir.com/history.asp Birla Vidyamandir School: History] </ref>.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=raQEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA406 "Extract of a Report on the Medicinal Garden at Mussoorea, addressed to the Honorable Sir C. Metcalfe, Bart, in charge of the Honorable Company's Botanic Garden, Calcutta"] by J. F. Royle, Esq. ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta Volume 4 1829'', page 406
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA309 "Topographical and Sanitary Report on Landour"] by Ludovic C Stewart, Staff Surgeon Major, page 309 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*''The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.**Mussooree appears in Volume 3, Part 2, computer page 236.
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