Tweespruit
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History
Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[2]
The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable people from Tweespruit
- Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[3]
- Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.
References
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- ↑ South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born