WHO FOUND OOTY @18 th Century.BIG HISTORY REVEALS ABOUT IT

What is John Sullivan remembered for in Tamil Nadu?
Nilgiris District Udagai Government Botanical Gardens Road is a triangle shaped place where Udagai city was found and built 200 years ago by John Sullivan. On the occasion of his memorial day, Minister of Tourism K. Ramachandran paid respects to the idol of him by wearing a garland
Tragedy struck Sullivan in August 1838, when his wife and first daughter died within weeks of each other in Ooty. Before leaving the Nilgiris for Madras, Sullivan gathered a few withering plants from the Ketti Farm and personally took them to the Agri-Horticultural Society in Madras stating, “I send a specimen of tea, made from leaves gathered at Kaity and Bellicul; they were gathered at intervals, exposed to the sun in a cloudy day, and dried in a frying pan; but I think, notwithstanding these serious errors and disadvantages, the specimen is sufficient to warrant the hope that, with proper apparatus and manipulation, we might produce as good tea as is furnished from Assam. And as the plants are flourishing here at a considerably higher elevation, we have reason to conclude that the whole region of hills is applicable to the growth of this plant.”
Later, Sullivan wrote to the The Gardeners’ Chronicle in 1841 that “though from long neglect the plant was nearly lost in Nilgiris, it was in June 1839 growing in such a state of luxuriance as to leave no doubt that if extensively propagated, the manufacture of tea might be carried on with great success, perhaps even greater than in Assam.”
Colony of Ooty
He was the first to introduce horticulture in the Nilgiris. Potato, barley and other "English" agricultural products are some of the crops he introduced. In 1822, John Sullivan, began construction of his residence, called the 'Stonehouse', on property he had purchased from the Todas.
HOW YO REACH KOTAGIRI 4 km 》KANNERIMUKKU VILLAGE
HOW TO REACH KOTAGIRI BY BUS
Kotagiri is well-connected with all the major cities of Tamil Nadu by road. There are regular bus services from Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchy, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Mettupalayam, Ooty and Coonoor. Know more about Kotagiri Bus Timings
HOW TO REACH KOTAGIRI BY FLIGHT
Nearest Airport to reach Kotagiri is considered as Coimbatore Airport. From Coimbatore Airport to Kotagiri town by car it will take 2.5 hours (75kms). Gokotagiri Tourism has regular airport transfers from Bangalore Int Airport, Cochin Airport and Coimbatore Airport.
HOW TO REACH KOTAGIRI BY TRAIN
Kotagiri is not connected by Indian railways. The nearest railway station is Mettupalayam around 35kms from Kotagiri. At present there is only one train service between Mettupalayam and Chennai. Passenger train is available from Coimbatore station in 3 hours interval.
HOW TO REACH KOTAGIRI BY CAR
Gokotagiri Tourism have regular taxi services from Banglore, Chennai and Ooty. We also provide outstation taxi services including sight seeing packages.
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