Miners Memorial
Miners Memorial is a historic site in Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape. Miners Memorial is situated nearby to Diggers Fountain, as well as near the park Oppenheimer Memorial Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include William Humphreys Art Gallery and Big Hole.
William Humphreys Art Gallery
Art gallery
The William Humphreys Art Gallery, in Kimberley, South Africa, was opened in 1952 and named after its principal benefactor, William Benbow Humphreys. William Humphreys Art Gallery is situated 150 metres east of Miners Memorial.
Big Hole
The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa. It has been considered the deepest hole excavated by hand, contending the title with Jagersfontein Mine.
Sol Plaatje Museum
Museum
Photo: TwinMosia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sol Plaatje Museum and Library is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, in a house where Solomon T. Plaatje lived during his last years at 32 Angel Street, Malay Camp. Sol Plaatje Museum is situated 470 metres southwest of Miners Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kimberley and Beaconsfield.
Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Amongst other things, it is famous for its Big Hole, the world's largest hand-dug excavation that was created when thousands of people searched for diamonds at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
Beaconsfield
Suburb
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912.
Miners Memorial
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.74423° or 28° 44′ 39″ southLongitude
24.76774° or 24° 46′ 4″ eastOpen location code
5G367Q49+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 4621470951OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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