The area was mostly farmland up until the construction of the new town.
The construction of the town indicates the Mizos had already acquired considerable architecture skills.
The amount of cotton being grown in the area allowed for the construction of mills and the town developed.
The construction of the town had clear right-angled forms.
A church, school and a co-operative general store were among the early constructions of the town.
However, in 1948 the first team (only 50 people) started construction of the future town.
They founded and commenced construction of the town of St. George.
However, he returned to England, disillusioned, when the construction of the new town proved financially unviable.
The 17th century saw the construction of the modern town.
Despite these illnesses, construction of the new town continued.
