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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |||
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|coordinates=[https://www.google.com/maps/place/30°54'18.0%22N+77°05'49.2%22E/@30.9054787,77.0931162,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d30.905!4d77.097?hl=en 30.9054787°N 77.0931162°E] | |||
|altitude=1,502 m (4,928 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solan Solan] | |||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh] | |||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | |||
|transport=[[Kalka-Simla Railway]] | |||
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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.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA2 page 2]''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books </ref> | '''Solon''' was a hill cantonment in the Simla District, [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] 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.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA2 page 2]''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books </ref> | ||
==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Solon, | Modern name: Solan | ||
Variant: Solon | |||
==FIBIS resources== | |||
*[http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=714&format=1&st=0&np=2&tn=15 St Stephen, Solon]. FIBIS database. Photographs of the church and eleven gravestones. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solan Solan] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solan Solan] Wikipedia (retrieved 15 June 2016) | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli_Brewery Kasauli Brewery] Wikipedia. The brewery was moved from [[Kasauli]] to Solan. Page 3 of this document advises the brewery was established in 1855 in Solan. [http://himachal.nic.in/tcp/DPSolan.pdf original pdf] [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:a0l3jaRxqT0J:himachal.nic.in/tcp/DPSolan.pdf+History+Solan+brewery&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjMux_3GMlAK5R_YrhqWa9mvWcxuDOwomxGwzDorPzipRR_-8kqtnbaf72o0NMxqFPRrbLLI6ggwWuAxUxQTQD4NsReq7NxZE3B4H16oJ6_Ed6yjWA8-Cn6400u5EDenFA8HrqO&sig=AHIEtbTljAEmz004SrhwPLbdoah2zi9fzQ html version] himachal.nic.in | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli_Brewery Kasauli Brewery] Wikipedia. The brewery was moved from [[Kasauli]] to Solan. Page 3 of this document advises the brewery was established in 1855 in Solan. [http://himachal.nic.in/tcp/DPSolan.pdf original pdf] [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:a0l3jaRxqT0J:himachal.nic.in/tcp/DPSolan.pdf+History+Solan+brewery&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjMux_3GMlAK5R_YrhqWa9mvWcxuDOwomxGwzDorPzipRR_-8kqtnbaf72o0NMxqFPRrbLLI6ggwWuAxUxQTQD4NsReq7NxZE3B4H16oJ6_Ed6yjWA8-Cn6400u5EDenFA8HrqO&sig=AHIEtbTljAEmz004SrhwPLbdoah2zi9fzQ html version] himachal.nic.in | ||
*[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/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%20from%20Telegraph%20Hill.jpg Solan from Telegraph Hill - August 1922] | |||
*Photographs by siddharthashukla on flickr.com | *Photographs by siddharthashukla on flickr.com | ||
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319105647/in/photostream/ Solan Town 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319702462/in/photostream/ Solan Town 2] | **[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319105647/in/photostream/ Solan Town 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319702462/in/photostream/ Solan Town 2] | ||
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319707122/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319106767/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 2] | **[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319707122/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319106767/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 2] | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_079.gif "Solon"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23'', page 73. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_079.gif "Solon"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23'', page 73. | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 "Solon"], page 119 ''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 "Solon"], page 119 ''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Hill Stations]] | [[Category:Hill Stations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 14 December 2020
| Solon | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.9054787°N 77.0931162°E |
| Altitude: | 1,502 m (4,928 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, Punjab Province 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
Modern name: Solan Variant: Solon
FIBIS resources
- St Stephen, Solon. FIBIS database. Photographs of the church and eleven gravestones.
External links
- Solan Wikipedia (retrieved 15 June 2016)
- Kasauli Brewery Wikipedia. The brewery was moved from Kasauli to Solan. Page 3 of this document advises the brewery was established in 1855 in Solan. original pdf html version himachal.nic.in
- 1800s Solan No. 1: The accidental legacy The breweries in Solan and Kasauli. livemint.com
- Mohan Meakin Limited Wikipedia
- From the photograph album of Harry Lamming, Battery Sergeant-Major of the 17th Pack Battery RGA. www.king-emperor.com
- Photographs by siddharthashukla on flickr.com
Historical books online
- "Solon" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 73.
- "Solon", page 119 Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904 Google Books
