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William’s Town was named in honour of the British king William
IV and founded in 1835. King William’s Town was the headquaters
for eight regiments of troops from 1850 to 1853 and remained a British
garrison headquaters until 1914. King William’s Town has the second
largest mamal collection in Africa.
Attractions and Things To Do Amathole Museum (The Kaffarian) The sixth oldest museum in South Africa feautures German settler history, Xhosa ethnography, anthropology and an exhibition of mammals and on a South African animal legend - Huberta the Hippo. Address: Corner Alexandra and Albert Roads Tel: (043) 642-4506 Fax: (043) 642-1569 Mon-Fri: 09:00-13:00; 13:45-16:30 Sat: 10:00-12:30 Missionary Museum Address: Berkley Street Tel: (043) 642-4506 Fax: (043) 642-1569 Mon-Fri: 09:00-13:00; 13:45-16:45 Weekends & Public Holidays: closed |
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