Clarkson, South Africa
Clarkson is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Moravian Mission village in the former Humansdorp district, 26 km south-east of Assegaaibos station and 60 km west of Humansdorp. A mission station was established by Bishop Hans Peter Hallbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson who helped abolish the slave-trade.
References
- ^ "Main Place Clarkson". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 118. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Clarkson, Eastern Cape | South African History Online".
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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