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Date: 1938 Type: Monument Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°49'32.04" S 23°51'26.97" E Alt: 565m

Situated in the grounds of Joubertina's Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk. Wording translated from commemorative stone: CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORY OF THE VISIT OF THE "ANDRIES PRETORIUS" OF THE VOORTREKKER CENTENARY OX-WAGON TREK, TO JOUBERTINA ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1938 ON THE ROAD OF SOUTH AFRICA. HAVE COURAGE! ASSERT AND BUILD! (The "Andries Pretorius" being an ox-wagon named after one of the Trek Leaders.) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.