Solon

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.

Spelling variants

Solon, Solan (current)

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
• Mohan Meakin Limited Wikipedia
• Photographs by siddharthashukla on flickr.com
  • Solan Town 1, Solan Town 2
  • Solan Brewery 1 Solan Brewery 2

Historical books online

• "Solon" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 73.
• "Solon", page 119 Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904 Google Books