Cuylerville is a village in South Africa, located halfway between Bathurst and the Great Fish River.[1] It was the first village established by the 1820 settlers,[2] and was named after Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler, the military commander at Fort Frederick.[3]
Cuylerville | |
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Coordinates: 33°29′35″S 26°58′41″E / 33.493°S 26.978°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Ndlambe |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
See also
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edit- ^ "Cuylerville Church, Bathurst". Artefacts. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ John Centlivres Chase (1843). The Cape of Good Hope and the Eastern province of Algoa Bay. Richardson. p. 36.
- ^ "Cuylerville". South African History Online. Retrieved 18 August 2014.