GC74HB4 The History of Friemersheim (Multi-cache) in Western Cape, South Africa created by chantelstander

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A cache by chantelstander Message this owner

Hidden : 4/24/2017

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Friemersheim is situated approximately 40 kilometres inland from Great Brak River in the Southern Cape. Reverend Johann Kretzen of the Berliner Missionary Society in George, bought the farm Gonnakraal for his sister. He visited the farm once a month and held church services there. In 1869, through his efforts, a school and church were built. After his sister´s death in 1872, he beqeathed the farm to the Dutch Reformed Missionary Society under certain conditions. As the Mossel Bay Dutch Reformed church had no other missionary congregation, the Gonnakraal has been a separate congregation since 1889. However, owing to it being small and relatively poor, they relied on support from outside the congregation. A new church was built in 1878 and Kretzen still worked in the community, by visiting the outskirts of the congregation on horseback. In 1878 the church provided him with £10-00 to buy more horses for this purpose. It was later renamed Friemersheim, after Kretzen´s town of birth in Germany. Reverend Kretzen retired in 1895 at the age of 86 and was followed-up by Reverend F Gever. Friemersheim was later, in terms of applicable legislation, reserved for occupation by coloureds. Reserved as a Board area by Proclamation No 25 of 1970.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svaq gur pnpurf ng rnpu cbvag. Fbyir rnpu chmmyr gb trg gur pbeerpg pbbeqvangrf sbe rnpu Fgntr. Fgntr 1-Uvag- Tebhaq yriry. svaq pbeerpg pbbeqvangrf ol fbyivat chmmyr. Erzrzore gur rkgen uvag. Pbagnvare fznyy-zrq. Fgntr 2- Uvag-Tebhaq yriry. Penpx chmmyr sbe arkg pbbeqvangrf. Fznyy pbagnvare Fgntr 3-Uvag-Tebhaq yriry. Penpx chmmyr sbe arkg pbbeqvangrf. Zvpeb pbagnvare Fgntr 4-Uvag-uvtu rabhtu gb ernpu. Penpx chmmyr sbe arkg pbbeqvangrf. Fznyy-zrq pbagnvare Fgntr 5- Uvag-Va qbbe. Penpx chmmyr sbe arkg pbbeqvangrf.fznyy-zrq pbagnvare Fgntr 6-Uvag- Tebhaq yriry. Penpx chmmyr sbe arkg pbbeqvangrf( erzrzore guvf chmmyr arrqf gur rkgen uvagf lbh unir pbyyrpgrq sebz cerivbhf chmmyrf. Fznyy pbagnvare Fgntr 7-Uvag-uvtu rabhtu gb ernpu. Penpx chmmyr gb svaq gur arkg pbbeqvangrf. Fznyy-zrq pbagnvare Fgntr 8-Uvag-tebhaq yriry. GO ubgry. Ybtobbx, cra naq genqrnoyrf. Xrl vf uvqqra va gerr. GO ubgry vf na ryrpgevpvgl obk

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)