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*[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PiKqdbm2wPGiQnCisfynmK/1800s-Solan-No-1--The-accidental-legacy.html 1800s Solan No. 1: The accidental legacy] The breweries in Solan and [[Kasauli]]. livemint.com
*[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PiKqdbm2wPGiQnCisfynmK/1800s-Solan-No-1--The-accidental-legacy.html 1800s Solan No. 1: The accidental legacy] The breweries in Solan and [[Kasauli]]. livemint.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Meakin_Limited Mohan Meakin Limited] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Meakin_Limited Mohan Meakin Limited] Wikipedia
*From the photograph album of Harry Lamming, Battery Sergeant-Major of the [http://www.king-emperor.com/page53.html 17th Pack Battery RGA]. www.king-emperor.com
*From the photograph album of Harry Lamming, Battery Sergeant-Major of the [http://www.king-emperor.com/Photographs%20-%2017th%20Pack%20Battery%20RGA.html 17th Pack Battery RGA]. www.king-emperor.com
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Solan%201922.jpg  Anglican Church in Solan - August 1922]
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Solan%201922.jpg  Anglican Church in Solan - August 1922]
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Solan%20from%20Telegraph%20Hill.jpg  Solan from Telegraph Hill - August 1922]
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Solan%20from%20Telegraph%20Hill.jpg  Solan from Telegraph Hill - August 1922]

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Solon
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.92°N 77.12°E
Altitude: 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Solan
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Kalka-Simla Railway

Solon was a hill cantonment in the Simla District, thirty miles from Simla, on the road to Kalka. It is also a station on the Kalka-Simla Railway

The date the cantonment was established is unclear. Possible dates range from prior to 1855 to c 1863. It was originally used as a rifle range.[1]

Spelling variants

Solon, Solan (current)

FIBIS resources

External links

Historical books online

  • "Solon" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 73.
  • "Solon", page 119 Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904 Google Books

References

  1. page 2Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904 Google Books