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Klipplaat History

People, places and heritage stories from Klipplaat.

Stories & places

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The railway junction became part of the British military supply system during the South African War.

The cornerstone was laid on 25 September 1907, and the church was consecrated in 1908.

The railway line to Graaff-Reinet closed in 2001.

Klipplaat means a flat sheet of stone. The town was established in 1883 beside the railway.

Klipplaat was the junction where the Graaff-Reinet line left the route from Port Elizabeth.