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HOW TO GET THERE (GPS: 32 11S 25 37E) Situated on the N10 National Road about 260km north of Port Elizabeth. HISTORY By around 1770, European Settlers in the area came in contact with native Africans. Both the Settlers and the Xhosa looked upon cattle as their wealth and grazing was important to all. By 1813, a frontier outpost was established on the farm Buffelskloof. By 1814 it was proclaimed a township when Sir John Cradock decided to build a series of forts along the Fish River to try contain the Xhosa people to the east of the river which at the time was proclaimed as the boundary by the Cape Government. The town never saw any action during the ensuing border wars. By 1820 many of the British settlers to South Africa found a home in the Cradock area. Today Cradock is a thriving town known in particular for wool and mohair production. ORIGINS OF THE NAME It was named after Sir John Francis Cradock (1762-1839), the Governer of the Cape from 1811 to 1814. POPULATION PLACES OF INTEREST Number of Historic Buildings WHAT TO DO AND SEE Annual Fish River Canoe Marathon Mountain Zebra National Park ACCOMMODATION TOURISM OFFICE Tel: 048 881 2383 Fax: 048 881 1421 NEIGHBOURING TOWNS Graaff Reinet 137km Middelburg 98km |
