A cache with a bit of history. Please watch out for muggles and use stealth.
THE cache is NOT on any of the bikes, quads or any moveable objects
THIS CENTRE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE UMGENI POWER STATION
The Umgeni Power Station was located to the east of the point where Richmond and Van der Bijl roads meet in New Germany. Today as one drives through the area where the power station was situated, there is no indication that such a structure had existed there, except for Escom Road west of the site and the Umgeni sub-station. Gone are the cooling towers, the chimneys, the turbines and boilers that provided the power for KwaZulu-Natal’s industry and homes.
By the time the Umgeni Power Station was officially decommissioned in February 1989, it had operated for 35 years and was regarded by Escom as one of its ‘grand dames’ of yesteryear. Its four cooling towers had become a landmark and symbol of industrial expansion in the Pinetown/New Germany area in Natal (now known as KwaZulu-Natal). Indeed, the area and particularly New Germany owes its growth to the establishment of the power station.
More info: http://heritage.eskom.co.za/heritage/umgeni.htm
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