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Grahamstown
Grahamstown city (1991 pop. 19,783), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa. It manufactures pottery and is the commercial center for a rich agricultural region. Founded in 1819 as a military post on Xhosa land, the Grahamstown area was the site of repeated conflict in the early 19th cent. Rhodes Univ. (1904) and the Albany Museum, with collections of prehistoric and natural history materials, are in the city. |
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Grahamstown
Grahamstown (Afrikaans: Grahamstad; Xhosa: Rini), Eastern Cape/South AfricaGraham's Town Founded in 1812 by, and named after, Colonel John Graham, as a military frontier post opposite Xhosa territory.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Grahamstown." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Grahamstown." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Grahamstown.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Grahamstown." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Grahamstown.html |
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