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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image= |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.92,77.12&z=14&t=h&hl=en 30.92°N 77.12°E]|altitude=1,600 m (5,200 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solan Solan]|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]|transport=[[Kalka-Simla Railway]]}} '''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.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA2 page 2]''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books </ref>
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319707122/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthashukla/5319106767/in/photostream/ Solan Brewery 2]
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_079.gif "Solon"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23'', page 73.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 "Solon"], page 119 ''Gazetteer Of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
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[[Category:Hill Stations]]
