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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_286.gif Shillong Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_286.gif Shillong Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India | ||
*[http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/index.html Shillong before and after the 1897 Earthquake] including [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/Pages/11.html Shillong Church before the 1897 earthquake] from Roger Bilham’s [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham Earthquakes and Tectonic Plate motions] | *[http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/index.html Shillong before and after the 1897 Earthquake] including [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/Pages/11.html Shillong Church before the 1897 earthquake] from Roger Bilham’s [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham Earthquakes and Tectonic Plate motions] | ||
*[http://gravematters.in/?p=2304 "Memorial stones of Silchar cemetery thoughtfully relocated to Shillong cemetery by BACSA in 1981"] by K.J.S.Chatrath May 21, 2016. gravematters.in. | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/assamdistrictga00allegoog ''Assam District Gazetteers: The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10''] 1906 Archive.org. [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183535;r=8723 ''Volume10 Supplement''] 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in) | *[https://archive.org/details/assamdistrictga00allegoog ''Assam District Gazetteers: The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10''] 1906 Archive.org. [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183535;r=8723 ''Volume10 Supplement''] 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in) | ||
Revision as of 02:03, 24 May 2016
| Shillong | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.5667°N 91.8833°E |
| Altitude: | 1,525 m (5,003 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Shillong |
| State/Province: | Meghalaya |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Shillong] |
Shillong was the headquarters of Khasi and Jaintia Hills District in Assam Province during the British period. It had a Pasteur Institute and was wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.[1]
Churches
Also see
External Links
- Shillong Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Shillong before and after the 1897 Earthquake including Shillong Church before the 1897 earthquake from Roger Bilham’s Earthquakes and Tectonic Plate motions
- "Memorial stones of Silchar cemetery thoughtfully relocated to Shillong cemetery by BACSA in 1981" by K.J.S.Chatrath May 21, 2016. gravematters.in.
Historical books online
- Assam District Gazetteers: The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10 1906 Archive.org. Volume10 Supplement 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in)
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933