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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)

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Shillong
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
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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

  • All Saints Church (Church of England) [1]
  • Roman Catholic Church [1]
  • Welsh Presbyterian Church [1]

Also see

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933