Matheran : My Story.
'As a mountain I am a million year old but as a Hill station around 160 yrs'. said the imposing figure.
Standing around 800 mt. tall and 7 sq.km wide at the top, I have always played a second fiddle to my elder brother, the big and powerful.....Mahabaleshwar.
'Born out of the womb of mother earth by the hot juices coming out from the core, we have been the most imposing and challenging relief feature on the planet' added the imposing figure
I was like any other mountain, unchartered, wild, rugged and a challenge to mankind till around 200 yrs ago, till the time i was discovered, tamed and ultimately named...Matheran Hill Station.
This is my story......
In 1850 Mr. Hugh Pointz Malet,a young British Civil servant was appointed as a Collector of Thane. When he and his team were camping around Chowk village, his eyes fell on this imposing mountain.
With the help of a local guide and a lot of efforts he reached the top from the point which is currently named as ' One Tree Hill'.
Malet returned a few months later and spent around a month in a self constructed hut.
On his third visit in 1851, he was accompanied by his friend Capt. Barr and it was during this visit he built the first Bunglow,which is currently housed in the Hotel Byke campus.
'But the true domestication process started when the main' Rope of development' was tied around me, the Road in 1855 and the Railway in 1907'he adds with a shrug.
The road was constructed at the cost of Rs. 10,000/- and the railway in 1907 at a cost of Rs. 16,00,000/-by the mony donated by Sir Adamji Peerbhoy.
Since then Matheran has been serving mankind as a Honeymoon destination, Trekking route,Summer resort etc.
...To be continued.
'As a mountain I am a million year old but as a Hill station around 160 yrs'. said the imposing figure.
Standing around 800 mt. tall and 7 sq.km wide at the top, I have always played a second fiddle to my elder brother, the big and powerful.....Mahabaleshwar.
'Born out of the womb of mother earth by the hot juices coming out from the core, we have been the most imposing and challenging relief feature on the planet' added the imposing figure
I was like any other mountain, unchartered, wild, rugged and a challenge to mankind till around 200 yrs ago, till the time i was discovered, tamed and ultimately named...Matheran Hill Station.
This is my story......
In 1850 Mr. Hugh Pointz Malet,a young British Civil servant was appointed as a Collector of Thane. When he and his team were camping around Chowk village, his eyes fell on this imposing mountain.
With the help of a local guide and a lot of efforts he reached the top from the point which is currently named as ' One Tree Hill'.
Malet returned a few months later and spent around a month in a self constructed hut.
On his third visit in 1851, he was accompanied by his friend Capt. Barr and it was during this visit he built the first Bunglow,which is currently housed in the Hotel Byke campus.
'But the true domestication process started when the main' Rope of development' was tied around me, the Road in 1855 and the Railway in 1907'he adds with a shrug.
The road was constructed at the cost of Rs. 10,000/- and the railway in 1907 at a cost of Rs. 16,00,000/-by the mony donated by Sir Adamji Peerbhoy.
Since then Matheran has been serving mankind as a Honeymoon destination, Trekking route,Summer resort etc.
...To be continued.
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