Tweespruit
Template:Infobox South African town Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27km east of Thaba Nchu and 47km north of Hobhouse.[1]
History
Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[2]
The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.
Notable people from Tweespruit
- Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[3]
- Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.
Gallery
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School Buildings - Tweespruit -
Grain Elevator in Tweespruit -
Tweespruit Primary School
References
- ^ "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
- ^ South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
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