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Edenburg was laid out on the farm Rietfontein in 1862, and a town was proclaimed in 1863. It developed as a farming and church community in the southern Free State, with the railway and later the nearby N1 becoming important parts of its transport history.
Historical reference: Wikipedia – local town article ↗
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