Cuylerville, Eastern Cape

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]

Cuylerville
Cuylerville Church
Cuylerville
Cuylerville
Coordinates: 33.493°S 26.978°E / -33.493; 26.978
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
MunicipalityNdlambe
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

See also

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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