'n Dorp word op De Claar Stroom uitgelê, en Petersburg genoem na Petrus Oosthuizen
1858–4 Augustus 1860 · district · Klaarstroom
Soon after Meiringspoort opened in 1858 the ground was surveyed and 27 erven measured out; the first sold on 4 August 1860. The loan farm ran from Middelwater to Vrolikheid. The ground was Petrus Oosthuizen's, and the village was called Petersburg for him; he and his BROTHER OCKERT enforced its stipulations. The erven were sold WITHOUT riparian rights - 'dry erven' - because the buyers meant to live off the traffic through the poort, not off the land. [TO VERIFY - local history] The ground is PAR-000097, Klaarstroom No. 178.
Wie hier op rekord is
Almal wat die rekord by hierdie geleentheid noem. Wie saam gestaan het, is die duidelikste oorlewende bewys van watter families na aan watter was; as jy van ander weet wat hier was, is dit die bladsy waarop hulle hoort.
Grond waarop dit gebeur het
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- Rose Willis and Doreen Atkinson, with Judy Maguire and Bruce Rubidge, "Klaarstroom: Ancient place of clear waters" (Karoo Cameos, 2021) Karoo Cameos, 2021