Yzerfontein View Traditional Cache
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During the 18th century Yzerfontein - one of the loan farms of the then Cape Town Company - did not have a permanent owner or any geographical borders. A certain Jacobus Marthinus Blanckenberg became the first legal owner of the farm Yzerfontein on 25 August 1842. During the period 1885 to 1937 the farm had numerous owners until 1937 when the largest portion of the original Yzerfontein farm became the property of Nicolaas Gerhardus Pienaar. It was also in this year that the farm was consolidated and registered as the "Consolidated Yzerfontein farm" (no 560). A portion of the farm remained the property of Mr N G Pienaar, while the rest was sold to Yzerfontein Seaside Estates & mr P J de Villiers as well as mr I A J de Villiers. As from 1945 up to 1981, mr I A J de Villier sold further portions of the farm to Yzerfontein Seaside Estates, Gypsun Industries and Kompsa Industries.
The founder and first director of Yzerfontein Seaside Estates was a Mr Abraham Katz, a resident of Malmesbury that started farming in the Malmesbury district during the 1900's. At a later stage his son Phillip (Luti) Katz, took over the company from him, while at present Mr Samuel Jeffrey (Jeff) Katz, the son of Lutti is the Managing Director of Yzerfontein Seaside Estates.
Notwithstanding that up until 1937 Yzerfontein was still a farm, many farmers in the area would go there on holiday. However, during 1937 Yzerfontein received town status and was called a "township." During 1960 it was declared a Local Area. It was only in 1989 that a Local Council was elected and residents of the town became involved with the management of the town.
Another interesting fact is that during the 70's a certain mr Lambert J Smit, a member of the West Coast Transitional Council and later the West Coast District Municipality played a vital role in the development of an infrastructure in Yzerfontein.
You can drive with your car right up to the cache position. My small car made it easy to the top. Take the road inside town from this position S33 20.753 E18 09.715
The view is worth the drive.
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