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Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India, founded in 1644 at the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus, it is a feasible contention to say that the city evolved around the fortress. The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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  • Fort St. George, India
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  • Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India, founded in 1644 at the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus, it is a feasible contention to say that the city evolved around the fortress. The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Built
  • 1640(xsd:integer)
Partof
  • Tamil Nadu
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  • 270(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Fort St. George
Type
  • Forts
Caption
  • An 18th-century sketch of the fort
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Latitude
  • 13(xsd:double)
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  • India Tamil Nadu
Longitude
  • 80(xsd:double)
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  • British East India Company
Location
  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India, founded in 1644 at the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus, it is a feasible contention to say that the city evolved around the fortress. The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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