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Hopetown, Northern Cape Founded in 1850 and named after Major William Hope (1807-1859), Auditor-General of the Cape.

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List of references: Fagan, Gawie & Fagan, Gwen. 2008. Brakdak : platdakke in die Karoo. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies. pp 26-27 Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 94 Schoeman, Chris. 2013. Historical Karoo, The : Traces of the past in South Africa's arid interior. Cape Town: Zebra Press. pp 196-198 List of structures: Carnegie Library: 1908. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - First and Second: 1854 : 1857. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Fourth: 1968. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Third: 1914. NG Kerk Monument: c1966. School building and teachers' quarters for Orange River Primary School: 1933. Teachers' quarters: n.d..