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Vryburg
Vryburg is a town in North West Province, South Africa. It was founded in 1882 as the capital of the Republic of Stellaland, its name meaning 'free town', and became the seat of British Bechuanaland in 1885 before passing to the Cape Colony in 1895. It is now a centre of cattle ranching.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vryburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vryburg
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