Lindley, Free State
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Lindley is a small town situated on the banks of the Vals River in the eastern region of the Free State
province of South Africa
. It was established by an American
Presbyterian missionary
named Daniel Lindley, who was the first ordained minister to the Voortrekkers
in Natal.
The settlement of Lindley was laid out in 1875 on the farm Brandhoek and was proclaimed a town in 1878. The main route to the town is the R707. Lindley, together with its neighbouring towns of Reitz
, Petrus Steyn
and Arlington
form the Nketoana Municipality.
memorial in the local cemetery
to British soldiers who died on 31 May 1900 at Yeomanry Hills during the siege of Lindley, prehistoric stone huts of the original inhabitants of the area as well as a miniature replica of the Dutch Reformed Church
that was erected in 1928 in memory of those who died during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established by an American
United States
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Presbyterian missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
named Daniel Lindley, who was the first ordained minister to the Voortrekkers
Voortrekkers
The Voortrekkers were emigrants during the 1830s and 1840s who left the Cape Colony moving into the interior of what is now South Africa...
in Natal.
The settlement of Lindley was laid out in 1875 on the farm Brandhoek and was proclaimed a town in 1878. The main route to the town is the R707. Lindley, together with its neighbouring towns of Reitz
Reitz
Reitz is a small maize, wheat and cattle farming town located in the east of the Free State province of South Africa.- Economy and Farming :The town has one of the largest maize silos in the southern hemisphere and is a major maize growing community....
, Petrus Steyn
Petrus Steyn
Petrus Steyn is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was established on a farm in 1912 and named after the owner of the farm....
and Arlington
Arlington, Free State
Arlington is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was established as an important railway link between Lindley and Senekal.-Geography and Layout:...
form the Nketoana Municipality.
Famous inhabitants
- Stella BlakemoreStella BlakemoreStella Blakemore was a popular South African author of Afrikaans youth novels.- Background :Blakemore was born in a tent near Lindley in the Free State, but went to school in Natal. Her mother was a music teacher of Boer descent and her father was Captain Percy Blakemore, an officer in the British...
, one of the most popular youth authors in Afrikaans, who wrote series such as Maasdorp and Keurboslaan, was born in Lindley in 1906. - Danie CravenDanie CravenDaniël Hartman Craven , more famously known as Danie Craven or simply Doc Craven, is a former Western Province, Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal and Springbok rugby union player as well as arguably South Africa's best and best-known rugby administrator...
, the famous SpringbokSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, administrator and coach was born in this town on 11 October 1910.
Tourist attractions
Tourist attractions in Lindley include a BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
memorial in the local cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
to British soldiers who died on 31 May 1900 at Yeomanry Hills during the siege of Lindley, prehistoric stone huts of the original inhabitants of the area as well as a miniature replica of the Dutch Reformed Church
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
that was erected in 1928 in memory of those who died during the Second Anglo-Boer War.