Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC31/NAMM/0005
Inventory Number
2627CA51
Site Name
MW Pretorius museum, Mooiriver, Potchefstroom
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 09:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 09:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
House of the first President
Original Position
Oroginal
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Not on records
Construction Materials
Concrete and cements
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Event Commemorated
Not on records
Unveiled Comment
Not on records
Inscriptions
Not indicated.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.69702, 27.098012
North West
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- JB Marks
Directions to Site
It's in Lephalale next to Exxaro Belfast mine in Limpopo.
Access details
Open for Public
Media
Media
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occupied by England and the Cape Colony Government in 1877. The first
shots of the War of Independence started in Potchefstroom due to a non payment of taxes by a farmer Piet Bezuidenhout. The president was awakened in the cold nocturnal hours by British soldiers and questioned for a few hours.This privation so severely tired the system of the 81-years old man, that after
an illness of a week he died on 19th May 1901. Next to his grave is historical
cannons, The Cemetery is enclosed by a fence.Purpose:Date Unveiled: Not on recordsDesigner: Not on recordsBuilder: Not on recordsPerson/Institution Commemorated: Not on recordsRecorder Name: Sidwell Thibile
Kamohelo Tsotwtsi
Vuyelwa Jushwa
North West, Dr KK district