Uitenhage

Municipality

Municipality: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

Uitenhage Tourism Bureau

Market St
Uitenhage

Phone number: 041-994-1111
Fax number: 041-994-1210

Uitenhage is named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist a Cape Governor

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

Adventure

Groendal Wilderness Trail offers hiking.

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History

The area was settled in the 1790s by Dutch immigrant farmers. In 1802 De Mist travelled in the area and decided to found a town. In 1804 Uitenhage was established on a farm owned by Gert Scheepers. It became a municipality in 1877. In the 1880s the signalman at the station, who lost both legs in an accident, trained a baboon called Jack to pull the signal levers. The baboon did the job for 9 years until his death.
Cuyler Manor Museum offers demonstrations of farming activities of the 1850s.

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