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In 1827,
Captain Young, a British army officer chanced upon this
tiny inhabitation in the thickly forested hills. This
rapidly became a popular Victorian resort and no time
was lost in setting up the central Mall, a library and
an Anglican church. While prominent vestiges of the
British presence remain, Mussoorie has grown far beyond
the bounds of a quiet, sheltered hill resort, though
some of the original colonial ambience may still linger
in the suburb of Landour, 300 metres away from the main
town. As
the hill station closest to the capital Delhi, it is
thronged by tourists, vacationers fleeing the heat of
the plains, and enthusiastic trekkers beginning their
journey to the sometime arduous forested slopes of
Hari-ki-Dun. It is also a thriving centre for boarding
schools. |
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