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'''Dinapore''' was a British garrison town in the 19th century. It is now called Danapur and is in Bihar state. It is about 10km north-west of [[Patna]], and 500km north-west of [[Calcutta]].It is the second oldest Cantonment in India<ref name= Din>Danapurians, refere External links above.</ref>
== Spelling Variants ==
Variants: Dinapore/Dinapur<br>
==Barracks==
Arrah Barracks was constructed in 1859-60 and Victoria Barracks was constructed during 1896-99.<ref name= Din/>
==Churches==
*St Luke (Anglican)
==External links==
*[https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/of-cemetery-its-sorry-saga-slice-of-british-history-lies-buried-and-lost-in-absence-of-records/cid/292513 "Of cemetery & its sorry saga - Slice of British history lies buried and lost in absence of records"] by Piyush Kumar Tripathi 22 November 2014 ''The Telegraph''. St Stephen’s Catholic Cemetery in Danapur Cantonment.
*[http://danapurians.com Danapurins] Includes images of St Luke's Church and the Arrah and Victoria Barracks.
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA293 The cantonment at Dinapore], page 293 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/358/mode/2up Dinapore] page 358 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org
==References==
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