Blikfontein farm
- Title
- Blikfontein farm
- Location Type
- farm
- Farm Number
- 72
- Nearby Town
- Danielskuil
- Magistrate District
- Barkly West
- Province
- Northern Cape
- Description
- North-west of Danielskuil
- Toponomy
- Origins unclear. In Dutch or Afrikaans: "Blik" could refer to a tin container; "blik" can also mean "glance" or "view".
- History
- Under the Griqualand West colonial government, established in the 1870s, the owner of Blikfontein, JG Donovan, was appointed as veldkornet (justice of the peace) (PHR Snyman, Danielskuil: Van Griekwa-buitepos tot dienssentrum, HSRC, 1988, p. 26). After the Tswana rebellion of 1878, the colonial government stationed a police contingent at Blikfontein (Snyman 1988, p. 32). During the Tswana rebellion of 1897, local white farmers gathered at Blikfontein to set up a defensive camp (Snyman 1988, p. 44). Blikfontein became a postal agency in 1895 (Snyman 1988, p. 49). The road between Danielskuil and Kuruman passed through Blikfontein (Snyman 1988, p. 50).
- Historical Ownership
- In 1881, the farm Blikfontein was listed as belonging to Peter Wright (Cape of Good Hope, Return of Farms and Lands granted in Griqualand West, Cape Town 1881, p. 26 ). It was granted by the Griqua Captain, Nicolaas Waterboer. Peter Wright was the son of the notable Peter Wright (1796–1843) a prominent missionary of the London Missionary Society (LMS) who played a pivotal role in the early history of the Griqua people.
- Latitude
- -27.7833
- Longitude
- 23.9333
Linked resources
Part of Blikfontein farm