Lydenburg View Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community.

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Knagur Green
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Hidden : 1/7/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Roadside cache on the R37 outside Lydenburg.

A very nice view of Lydenburg. Pull over parking available


Lydenburg, the town a buzz with new developments, is situated at the foothills of the famous Long Tom Pass and surrounded by the Steenkampsberg and Mauchsberg mountain ranges - the highest points in Mpumalanga. 1,469m a.s.l the town experiences a climate typical of the Mpumalanga middleveld with cool to cold nights and warm days and its central location, only 290kms from Pretoria, makes it THE ideal stopover place to explore not only the well known Panorama route / Kruger Park but our new 'off the beaten track' routes - the beautiful Waterfall river valley; the trip over De Berg to the little hamlet of Tonteldoos; or the trip over Witklip Pass to the picturesque Kwena Basin. Four streams, namely the Dorps river, Sterkspruit, Doringbergspruit and the Klipgatspruit either run through or on the outskirts of Lydenburg making it a fisherman's haven!

HISTORY AND HERITAGE
Lydenburg was founded in 1849 by the Voortrekker leader, Hendrik Potgieter. The town flourished and was the main commercial centre for the old 'north eastern Transvaal'. It was a Republic from 1857 to 1860. Turbulent times followed during 1876 to 1879 when the Bapedi wars were concluded with the capture of Sekhukhune 1st after the Battle of Tshate.
Dissatisfaction with British rule led to the start of the 1st Anglo Boer War 1880, and Lydenburg was held under siege - the Brits surviving thanks to Lieut. Long's wife, Mary! During the 2nd Anglo Boer war Lydenburg was garrisoned after the battle of Long Tom Pass September 1900 until the end of the war May 1902, by the British forces. But long before the European settlers, Lydenburg had been visited by migrating people who have left behind a remarkable record of their dwellings and terraced farmlands.
The Lydenburg "heads", clay heads unearthed near the town, form an important link in the archaeological findings of the area.

First to Find
Congratulations to:

BAKGAT

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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