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    Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British)...
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    George Town is a neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the Fort Saint George, Chennai. It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner...
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    C.S.I. St. Mary's Church is the Anglican church located at Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It lies East of Suez and also the oldest British...
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    the house. The Legislative Assembly is seated at the Fort St. George, Chennai. Fort St. George has historically been the seat of the Government of Tamil...
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  • Fort St. George or Fort Saint George may refer to: Fort St. George, India, a fortress in Chennai Fort St George In England, a pub in Cambridge, England...
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    family at Kanchipuram. The modern city of "Chennai" arose from the British settlement of Fort St. George and its subsequent expansion through merging...
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  • historians that North Chennai is used for the part of Chennai city situated north of the Coovum River. Encompassing the Fort St George and Georgetown areas...
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    St. George's Cathedral is a Church of South India (previously Church of England and Anglican) cathedral in Chennai, India. The cathedral was built in 1815...
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    is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery. The station is named after Fort St. George, which it serves. Madras Dental...
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    Kazhagam since 7 May 2021. The Madras Presidency, headquartered in Fort St. George, India, was a presidency of India that comprised present day Tamil...
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  • The city of Chennai is classified into three regions: North Chennai, Central Chennai and South Chennai. It is further divided into 15 zones, consisting...
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    buildings". IBN Live. Chennai: CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012. "Fort St. George, Chennai". Mapsofindia.com...
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  • Francis Day bought lands in Chennai and made On 22 August 1639 as Madras Day. A year later, the English built Fort St. George, the first major English settlement...
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    Government of Tamil Nadu Seat of Government Fort St. George, Chennai Legislative branch Assembly Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu Deputy...
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    completed in 1772. The bridge was initially built to connect Fort St. George in Chennai with the neighborhood of Saidapet across the Adyar River. Over...
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    'Fort St George', but now better known as The Fort, reflects a supposed resemblance to the East India Company's Fort St George at Madras (now Chennai)...
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  • the provisions of the charter, Nathaniel Higginson, a member of the Fort St George Council, was appointed first mayor of the city. Higginson resigned after...
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    the Chennai airport area among business travellers. Marina Beach is a 13-km-long urban beach along the Bay of Bengal that runs from Fort St. George in...
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  • the Carnatic, works as a writer at Fort St. George. 1746: The French Admiral La Bourdonnais capture Fort St George. 1749: The French return Madras to...
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    century, the area west of Fort St. George was the buffer zone between the Black Town and the fort which has come to be known as George Town. A fire in 1762...
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    Cacheu Fort São José Komarom fortification system includes three forts Csillag, Monostor and Igmandi Bihu Loukon, Imphal Fort St. George, Chennai Fort William...
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    Fort St. George, the first major English settlement in India, which became the nucleus of the growing colonial city and urban Chennai. In 1746, Fort St...
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    Fort St David, now in ruins, was a British fort in the town of Cuddalore, a hundred miles south of Chennai on the Coromandel Coast of India. It is located...
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    rank of Havaldar. Fort William, Kolkata: Garrison of Eastern Army Command Fort St George, Chennai: Garrison of ATNK&K Army Area OD Fort, Allahabad, Ordnance...
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    (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai), it extends over an area of seventy hectares. The fort was named after King William III. In front of the Fort is the Maidan, the...
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    known as St. Thomas Mount Road or simply Mount Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It starts at the Cooum Creek, south of Fort St George, leading...
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    Constitution of India. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convenes at Fort St. George, Chennai. The member that manages to receive the support of the majority...
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    Venkatadri Nayakudu, the Nayak of Vandavasi. The East India Company built Fort St George and castle on an approximate five square kilometre sand strip. This...
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    neighbouring Guindy had been used as hunting grounds by British officials of Fort St. George from the 1680s onwards though Adyar is first mentioned as a suburb...
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    colonial legacy of Chennai is most apparent in the vicinity of the port. South of the port is Fort St George. The stretch between the fort and the port is...
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