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Yercaud
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Overview
Yercaud or Erkadu, is a town and hill station in Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India. Located in Servarayan Hills in the Eastern Ghats, it is situated at an altitude of 1,515 m (4,970 ft).
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History
Stone-age implements have been found near an ancient shrine located in the Servarayan Hills, about 5 km from the Yercaud lake. In the 1820s, M. D. Cockburn, the collector of Salem district, facilitated the establishment of coffee plantations and citrus fruit saplings imported from South Africa. It was later discovered by Thomas Munro, the Governor of Madras Presidency in 1842 and popularized as a recreation retreat.
Geography
It is located in the Shevaroy hills in the Eastern Ghats. The total extent of Yercaud taluk is including reserve forests. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level, and the highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, at .
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- • Open Library