Williston, South Africa
Template:Infobox South African town Williston is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. Town 103 km north-east of Calvinia and 140 km south-west of Carnarvon.
History
Williston was originally known as Amandelboom (literally "almond tree") due to the presence of a large almond tree planted in 1768 by Johan Abraham Nel to honour his son's birth. By the time a station was founded at the site by Rhenish mission under Johann Heinrich Lutz in[1] 1845 the tree had grown into a significant landmark in the dry and largely treeless area. A town grew around the station and it was declared a municipality in 1881. It was renamed in 1919 after Colonel Hampden Willis, Colonial Secretary in 1883.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Williston". Northern Cape Tourism Authority. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 475.
- ^ "Sutherland Karoo South Africa". Sutherland Information. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
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