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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

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October 12th 2007
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE HARD OUT OF THE SOU’WEST “Recorded history credits the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope to Bartholomew Diaz and his crew in 1488. However, artifacts from middens found in the area show that the region was known to and utilized by man intermittently since the Early Stone Age period some 600, 000 years ago.” Pocket Guide To The Cape of Good Hope, South Afr ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more