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Date: 1938 Type: Monument Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 32°34'53.35" S 25°08'22.62" E

The Monument is sited in the grounds of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Pearston. Transcription of commemorative plaque in Afrikaans: 1838 -1938 TER GEDAGTENIS AAN BESOEK VAN OSSEWA-TREK 22 SEPT. 1938 Translation of commemorative plaque in English: 1828 -1938 IN MEMORY OF THE VISIT OF THE OX WAGON TREK 22 SEPT. 1938 Submitted by William MARTINSON 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.