1820
Ipoh was founded by the Kinta River
1848
Newly found tin in Larut
1861
Newly opened mines in Gopeng
1881
Batu Gajah as Papan mines' river port
1882
Lahat's mines by the French Mining Company
1885
The first railway Taiping - Port Weld (12.8KM) to transport tin from mines to port
1887
Kampar, a tin rich reserves town was founded
1894
Newly built railway connecting mining towns Kampar, Kota Bharu, Batu Gajah and Ipoh.
1950
Menglembu town established (30,375 ha)
