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  1. Archeological

 
   
 
   
 
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- Anysberg Reserve

Numerous archeological sites are dotted over the Anysberg Reserve. Rockart depicting scenes from the past and ruins dating from the late 1700's are reminders of the early hunters, farmers and herdsmen who inhabited the area.

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2. Geological

- Seweweekspoort

Seweweekspoort with its spectacular ripple-like rock formations, cuts through the mountains and is of historic and geological significance. Drive through the poort to Bosluiskloof Gorge on to Gamkapoortdam. More information about the poort including theories on how it got its name, can be found here.
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3. Historical

- National Monuments

The following buildings in Ladismith have been declared
National Monuments.
In Becker Street: Pentacostal Protestant Church (declared in 1982).
In Church Street: The Old Cottage (declared in 1979).
No 26 Oakdene (declared in 1979).
Lutheran Complex (declared in 1982).
Recently in a very dilapidated state.
In Church/Van Riebeeckstreet: Oakdene
In Hoeko: CJ Langenhoven's birthplace.


- Hoeko and Knuyswagensdrift


On the Knuyswagensdrift/Hoeko road you will find the Water Monument. a water seepage tunnel was built in 1910 -1912 to provide drinking water to the Ladismith community.
The initial phase was about 86m, extended by an additional 66m in 1944. Most of the original tunnel was built by hand although an antique crane was used to remove excess material from the site. Workmen excavated deep into the earth - the water level is between 4 and 4,8m below the surface - to ensure that the tunnel was under the river bed. The tunnel runs diagonally across the river bed and is filled with riversand and stones. At the bottom is a canal collecting the naturally-filtered pure water, being conveyed through gravity and a pipeline to two cement reservoirs. From there the water flows to reservoirs situated above the town, from where it is distributed throughout town.


- Zoar and Amalienstein

Approximately 20km east of the town on Route 62 you will find Zoar and Amalienstein, former Berlin Mission Stations, with the old church in Amalienstein.


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