Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was established on part of the farm own by Jan Meyer, a member of the
South African Republic's
Volksraad and became a suburb 29 June 1943.[2]
Nature Reserve
Currently known as the
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, the area contains several hiking routes along a stream that lead up to natural rock pools in which swimming is allowed.
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abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was established on part of the farm own by Jan Meyer, a member of the
South African Republic's
Volksraad and became a suburb 29 June 1943.[2]
Nature Reserve
Currently known as the
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, the area contains several hiking routes along a stream that lead up to natural rock pools in which swimming is allowed.
^
abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.