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Voortrekker Centenary Monument
Kareedouw, Eastern Cape

Date:1938
Type:Monument
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°57'14.35" S 24°17'26.64" E Alt: 340m

The monument is sited centrally on the axial approach path to the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk

Wording on plaque:

1838 VOORTREKKER EEUFEES 1938
TER HERINNERING AAN
DIE OSSEWATREK,
3-5 SEPTEMBER 1938.
DIE WA IS LATER GEDOOP "PIET RETIEF"

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.