Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2726AA3
Site Name
Leewdoornsstad Voortrekker Monument, Voortrekker Street, Leewdoornsstad, Leeudoringstad
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
This Monument has become profoundly important as it gives credit to the Rapport riders to have arrived in Leeudoringstad. It is not known by many people and its significance is also not known by the members of the public. It is important because it gives an outline on where the people arrived in giving credit to the town in this times of upheavals. Person/Institution Commemorated: F. Fourie, C. Z Rossouw, C. J. Fouche, A. T. Venter, Marie Botha, J. Botma, A. Du Plessis, A. Stoltz and S. J. Labuschagne amongst other
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the arrival of the Rapport riders at Leeudoringstad on 12 December 1949
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1960
Construction Materials
Concrete
Sand Stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
The arrival of the Rapport riders in Leeudoringstad
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
Terry aandenKing Aan Aankoms van die Rapportryers te Leeudoringstad serves as an inscription on the Monument found in Leeudoringstad.
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.236977, 26.235977
North West
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- Maquassi Hills
Directions to Site
It's in Thompson Street, located next to the old bible translation and printing Room.
Access details
Public Accessible
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