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Lydenburg, also known as Mashishing, [2] [3] is a town in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, on the Mpumalanga highveld, South Africa. It is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Lepelle River at the summit of the Long Tom Pass .
Fragments of domestic pottery from the site with similar decoration to the Lydenburg heads. The current speculation surrounding the Lydenburg Heads is that they may have been created to serve ritualistic and or ceremonial purposes including initiation rights. [8] The two larger specimens could have been worn by a small individual such as young man.
Old Voortrekker Church, Church Street, Lydenburg Type of site: Church. The earlier of the two churches, known as the Voortrekker Church, was erected between 1851 and 1853 and is the oldest Dutch Reformed Church building in the Transvaal. The later church building, which was consecrated in 1894, was built in the Neo-Gothic style. Lydenburg ...
The Lydenburg Museum showcases some of these finds. [5] Alluvial gold was discovered in 1873, and the town experienced a brief gold rush. The town also featured prominently on the route from the Transvaal Republic to Delagoa Bay. Today Lydenburg is known for farming, trout fishing and mining. [5]
Long Tom Pass is a mountain pass on the Great Escarpment situated in the Mpumalanga province, on the R37 regional route between Lydenburg and Sabie (South Africa). It is named after the Long Tom cannon. [1]
Dullstroom, also known as Emnothweni, [3] is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.The town lies 35 kilometres (22 miles) north of Belfast and some 53 kilometres (33 miles) south-west of Lydenburg on the R540 road.
History. The Republic of Lydenburg was founded after a group of Boers had separated from the Potchefstroom Republic in 1856. The village of Lydenburg was founded in 1849 by a group of Voortrekkers led by Hendrik Potgieter after they had left their previous settlement near Ohrigstad in the North due to a malaria epidemic.
Kwena Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Crocodile River, near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1984 and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. It was established in 1984 and it serves mainly for irrigation purposes.