Cuylerville, Eastern Cape

Cuylerville

Cuylerville Church
Cuylerville
Cuylerville
Cuylerville

 Cuylerville shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°29′35″S 26°58′41″E / 33.493°S 26.978°E / -33.493; 26.978Coordinates: 33°29′35″S 26°58′41″E / 33.493°S 26.978°E / -33.493; 26.978
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Ndlambe

Cuylerville is a village in South Africa, located halfway between Bathurst and the Great Fish River.[1] It was the first village established by the 1820 settlers,[2] and was named after Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler, the military commander at Fort Frederick.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cuylerville Church, Bathurst". Artefacts. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ John Centlivres Chase (1843). The Cape of Good Hope and the Eastern province of Algoa Bay. Richardson. p. 36.
  3. ↑ "Cuylerville". South African History Online. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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