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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/ | *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] | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 6 January 2015
| 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
- St Stephen, Solon. FIBIS database. Photographs of the church and eleven gravestones.
External links
- Solan Wikipedia
- 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
References