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| | Kruger National Park : Bronkhorst - Potgieter Journey plaque
Punda Maria Restcamp, Kruger Park, Mpumalanga - Limpopo |  |
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| Date: | n.d. | Type: | Commemorative Plaque | |
| Status: | Extant |
Click to view large mapCoordinates:
22°41'30.12" S 31°00'59.82" E Alt: 475m | | A constructed rectangular random rubble marker bearing an interpretative plaque inscribed:
Bronkhorst - Potgieter Journey
In the winter months of 1836 a Voortrekker reconnaissance party from the Sand River in the Orange Free State passed this way exploring a road to Sofala (Beira) [Mozambique]. During the same winter a number of horsemen from the party again passed through this area in search of the trek of Johannes Janse van Rensburg.
The participants in these epic exploration were:
General A.H. Potgieter,
J.G.S. Bronkhorst,
R. Jansen,
L. van Vuuren,
S. Cilliers,
A. Swanepoel,
A. de Lange,
D. Opperman,
H. Nieuwenhuizen,
C. Liebenberg,
Louis and Carolus Trichardt.
Erected by the The Historical Monuments Commission
[See also Kruger National Park : Memorials and markers].
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