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Griquatown

Also known as Klaarwater

Griquatown is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, north of the Orange River. It began as Klaarwater, a London Missionary Society station founded in the early 1800s among the Griqua, and was renamed in 1813, when the missionary John Campbell helped the community adopt a written constitution. It was the early centre of the Griqua under the Kok and Waterboer families.

Griquatown
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Griqualand WestPhilippolis Griqua State

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Griquatown. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/griquatown
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“Griquatown.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/griquatown. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Griquatown.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/griquatown.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Griquatown’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/griquatown (Accessed: ).

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