Shillong

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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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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