Memorial to the ‘Whisky Train’
Memorial to the ‘Whisky Train’ is a memorial in Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In December 1900, during the Anglo-Boer War, a freight train, laden with good cheer for the officers of the British army, was derailed here. Both sides made good use of the whisky, beer and delicacies spilled from the derailed trucks.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.78363° or 26° 47′ 1″ southLongitude
28.88318° or 28° 52′ 60″ eastOpen location code
5G5C6V8M+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5861425963OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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