Leliefontein, South Africa
Template:Infobox South African town Leliefontein is a settlement in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
A village in the Kamiesberg Mountains, 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Kamieskroon, Leliefontein was established in 1816 by Reverend Barnabus Shaw, a Wesleyan missionary.[1] The mission was established on a farm awarded to the Namaquas by the Dutch governor Rijk Tulbagh.[2] It is probably named after the many white Lilies found in the area.[1]
It was the site of the 1902 Leliefontein massacre, during the final stages of the Second Anglo-Boer War.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Leliefontein". Tracks4Africa Padkos. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Sandra Olivier (2005). Touring in South Africa. Struik. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-77007-142-1.
- ^ "Leliefontein". Karoo Space. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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