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Trompsburg
Trompsburg, Free State,
South Africa
Named after the owners of the farm Middelwater, on which the town was founded in 1891. The hub of Free State Merino sheep farming
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When the railway from the south reached this area in 1891 Trompsburg was laid out on the farm Middelwater which belonged to Jan and Bastiaan Tromp.
Initially the town was known as Jagersfontein Road, before the branch railway was built from Springfontein to Koffiefontein via Jagersfontein. Later it was named Hamilton after Sir Hamilton J. Goold-Adams, governor of the Orange River Colony from 1902 to 1910. Still later the name was changed to Trompsburg in honour of the owners of the farm. Municipal status was granted in 1902.
Activities
Arts & Crafts
Including woodwork, needlework, soap and paper sculptures.
Scale-model firearms
Meticulous scale models, made by Gert Steyn, of historical firearms can be seen on the farm Boesmansfontein.
Stone Wall
An 11km-long hand-built wall. |
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Location: Trompsburg,
Free State |
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