Fauresmith

Fauresmith

Fauresmith is a small lucerne and potato farming town near the Jagersfontein Diamon mine in the Free State province of South Africa. The town began as a church settlement on land promised to Griqua leader Adam Kok, a town grew around it despite his protests. The name is a contraction of the surnames of Reverend Philip Faure, moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church and Sir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape Colony.

Fauresmith is said to be one of only two towns in the world (the other being in the USA) where the railroad joins the main traffic road at the edge of the town, travel together through the centre of the town, and then diverge on the other side of the town.Fact|date=November 2007 When steam locomotives were in regular use, it was a very popular destination for train enthusiasts.


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