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Grabouw was created on the farm Grietjiesgat acquired on 22 November 1856 by Wilhelm Langschmidt, who named the place after Grabow, the village of his birth in Germany. His wife opened a small trading store and he was the bookkeeper. Later he sold parts of his farm and so began the farming community of Grabouw as it was later spelled ...
Grabouw (/ x r ʌ ˈ b oʊ / khrub-OH, [2] Afrikaans:) is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town , over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West , along the N2 highway.
Kingston on Spey is a small coastal village in Moray, Scotland. It is situated immediately north of Garmouth at the western side of the mouth of the River Spey on the coast of the Moray Firth . Kingston was founded in 1784 and was named after Kingston upon Hull , in East Yorkshire.
Glen Elgin produce being loaded for export at Cape Town harbour. The undulating hills of the Elgin region.. The two brothers had long had an interest in building the agricultural export industry of southern Africa; in fact, their father had conducted one of the first experimental mass exports of South African fruit (chartering the Brig Comet to Australia, in 1841). [2]
Eikenhof Dam is an earth-fill type dam on the Palmiet River, near Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977. It was established in 1977. The primary purpose of the dam is for irrigation use and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).
The University District is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It encompasses and surrounds Queen's University and is largely inhabited by students and employees of the university. [ 1 ] The area is officially bound by Victoria Street to the west, Princess Street to the north, Division & Barrie Street to the east, and King Street to ...
A walkway beside the Thames at Kingston and Surbiton, it has a variety of restaurants. Coronation Stone. Situated outside The Guildhall in Kingston, this ancient rock was the crowning point of some of England's early kings. Richmond Park. One of the world's largest urban parks, its Kingston Gate is situated within the borough's boundary.
An Act to authorize the Trustees of the River Weaver, in the County of Chester, to apply part of the Funds arising from the Rates and Duties payable in respect of the Navigation of the said River, for the erecting and endowing one or more Church or Churches for the accommodation of the Watermen, Hawlers and others employed upon the said River ...