by Lennie | Dec 3, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
A street not named after a rector and one named after another rector, one named after a musician, the town furrow and a battle are included in these street names. Van Alphen Street (Baillie Park) was named after one of the early teachers of Potchefstroom. JN van...
by Lennie | Nov 25, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
Not many street names in Potchefstroom begin with a “T”. One, however, represents one of the most widely-known residents of Potchefstroom, the poet Totius. Gardens and a fertilizer plant also gave their names to these streets. Theron Street (South) Mr CP (Charles)...
by Lennie | Nov 19, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People
He never permanently lived in Potchefstroom, wasn’t even born here, but through most of his life FW de Klerk was intrinsically linked to Potchefstroom, especially with the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE). With his passing at the...
by Lennie | Nov 12, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
A flag designer, two pioneer merchant brothers, a writer of youth literature and a flamboyant minister are immortalised in these streets named after them. Scheepers Lane (Central) was named after Mr Fred Scheepers, mayor in 1944. He was a staff member at the...
by Lennie | Oct 22, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Places, Street names
A prominent businessman with assumed super powers, the man who was in charge of the town’s first power supply, the first English minister and first English teacher, amongst others, gave their names to these streets. Reitz Street (Bult) The street was named after...
