- Dalhousie
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/dal hooh"zee, -how"-/, n.1. George Ramsay, Earl of, 1770-1838, British general: governor of the Canadian colonies 1819-28.2. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquis and 10th Earl of, 1812-60, British statesman: viceroy of India 1848-56.
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▪ Indiatown, northwestern Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh) state, northwestern India. It was named for a British viceroy of colonial India, Lord Dalhousie (Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Marquess and 10th Earl of). Situated in the Himalayan foothills at an elevation of 7,500 feet (2,300 metres), it is 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Pathankot, with which it is linked by road. A hill station, Dalhousie is a popular summer resort, offering relief from the heat of the plain to the south. Panjab University has a vacation centre there for teachers of its affiliated colleges. Popular sites in the Dalhousie area include the Sat Dhara (“Seven Streams”), which are rich in mica and flow beneath Panjpula (“Five Bridges”), a memorial to revolutionary Bhagat Singh; Subhash Baoli, a natural spring; and Dainkund Peak, also known as Singing Hill, so called because of the sound of the wind blowing through the trees there. The cantonment of Balun is just to the north. Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary lies about 6 miles (10 km) from the town. Pop. (2001) 7,425.town in Restigouche county, northern New Brunswick, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Restigouche River on Chaleur Bay, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Campbellton. Icebreakers keep the harbour open during the winter months and clear a route through the bay. Settled by Scots in the early 1800s, it was named for the 9th Earl of Dalhousie, governor-general of Canada (1819–28). The town's economic activities focus on the production of newsprint, caustic soda, chlorine, and lumber and on mixed farming, salmon fishing, and summer tourism. Inc. 1905. Pop. (2006) 3,676.* * *
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