Paarl Valley 1687-1987 edited by A.G Oberholster in association with Pieter van Breda

Hardcover with DJ. Human Sciences Research Council Pretoria for the Municipality of Paarl 1987. 284 pages in index. In very good used condition with no inscriptions. 

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" In 1687 the first farms were allocated along the Beg River. During the following year the Huguenots received farms in the Paarl Valley. By the end of the 17th century farms had been allocated as far as Wagenmakersvallei. Paarl, at the foot of Paarl Mountain, was the first town to be established and is still the capital of the region. Wellington and Franschoek were established much later. One of the oldest settlements, occupied by coloureds only, is Pniel. It was founded in 1842. Although geographical features isolated the Paarl Valley to some extent, the community played an important role in spheres such as religion, economics, culture and education beyond the valley's borders."