Jamestown

Municipality

Municipality: Maletswai Local Municipality
District Municipality: Ukhahlamba District Municipality

Name

Jamestown is named after the nickname, James, of Johannes Jacobus Wagenaar, owner of the farm on which it was built

Attractions

History

Jamestown is built on a farm, Plessies Kraal, owned by Johannes Jacobus Wagenaar, known as James. A town was laid out on his farm in 1874, and became a municipality in 1943.

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