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Retief Park & Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Summerstrand
Situated on the original farm Strandfontein, along Marine Drive. Once owned by Trekker Piet Retief, the memorial was erected at Coega in 1939 and moved in 1975. Piet Retief was one of the Great Trek leaders who was killed by Zulu King "Dingaan".
Serpent Players Garden
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Nestled on Bird Street, the Serpent Players Garden now commemorates the birthplace of a groundbreaking theatrical troupe—the Serpent Players—who began their journey in the abandoned snake pit of the old Port Elizabeth Museum.
Mendi Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Ibhayi
Mendi Memorial commemorates the lives of the South African Native Labour contingent who died on the troopship "SS Mendi" after sinking off the Isle of Wight, near St. Catherine’s Point on 21st February 1917. The "Mendi" sank after colliding with SS "Darro" in heavy fog.
The SS Mendi was a...
Prince Alfred's Guard Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Prince Alfred's Guard Memorial is situated on top of Port Elizabeth's second oldest water reservoir and commemorates the men of Port Elizabeth's Volunteer Regiment who died in various campaigns.
Prince Alfred's Guard Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum grew out of a fusion of a military museum formerly housed in the Donkin Reserve complex and the regimental museum of the Prince Alfred’s Guard Regiment.
Donkin Heritage Trail
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Donkin Heritage Trail links 51 places of historical interest in the old Hill area of central Port Elizabeth.
Port Elizabeth City Hall
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock tower was only added in 1883. The City Hall serves as a Council Chamber as well as a concert hall, a lecture hall and offices for city council employees.
Basuto War Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Kariega > Kariega
This memorial commemorates those who died in the Basuto Campaign from 1880-1882, and Morosi Mountain in 1879.
Morosi's Mountain was the name given to a fortified mountain in the Drakensberg mountain range on the banks of the Orange River in southern Basutoland (modern Lesotho). It was the...
Prestor John Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Prestor John Memorial, unveiled in 1986 by the then Portuguese Ambassador to South Africa, is dedicated to the mythical king-priest, Prester John, and the Portuguese explorers who discovered South Africa. The memorial consists of a large Coptic cross and, in the central circle, are the...
Langa Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Kariega > Uitenhage
Uitenhage holds a special place in the history of resistance to apartheid, as it was here that 20 people were shot dead by police on 21 March 1985, the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 1960. The 1985 shooting took place just outside Langa township, and became known as the Lange...
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