The 1918 influenza epidemic
The historic cemetery records local losses in the 1918 influenza epidemic.
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Stories
Local stories and oral history.
Listings
6 listedWillow-Moore, 1864
William Moore and Frederick Lehmkuhl gave church land on the farm The Willows in 1864.
Magistracy and municipality
A magistracy was established in 1874, and Willowmore became a municipality in 1884.
Railway from Klipplaat
Track from the Klipplaat junction reached Willowmore in August 1899.
Commandant Scheepers attacks Willowmore
Boer commandos attacked Willowmore twice in 1901.
A trading centre from 1856
Before the formal church town, William Moore operated a trading centre on The Willows.