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Former headquarters of the Assam administration with a Pasteur Institute and wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.<ref name=Murrays>Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933</ref>
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'''Shillong''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_260.gif Khasi and Jaintia Hills District] in [[Assam|Assam Province]] during the British period. It had a Pasteur Institute and was wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.<ref name=Murrays>Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933</ref>
  
 
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*All Saints Church (Church of England) <ref name=Murrays/>
 
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*Roman Catholic Church <ref name=Murrays/>
 
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==External Links==
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[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Shillong Shillong] Love to Know 1911<br>
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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
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Revision as of 10:53, 31 July 2012

Shillong
Shillong Lower Elephant Falls.jpg
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]

References

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

External Links

Shillong Love to Know 1911
Shillong Town Imperial Gazetteer of India