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Architecture
Auret, Abraham		A local Muizenberg fisherman who was involved in rescuing crew from the Johanna Wagner which was wrecked east of Zandvlei on 17 July 1862.
Auret, Abraham		Son of Jerimias Auret dies on 28 January 1902.
Auret, Frikkie		According to legend, he pierced a whale in False Bay which managed to escape with his engraved harpoon head in its back. Later recovered by an American Whaler off the east coast of Russia c1902. The harpoon head was returned to him and is with family somewhere in South Africa.
Auret, Jeremias		Father of Abraham Auret of St James.
Auret, Willem Frederick (Willie)		Built the Muizenberg Hotel in 1887.
Auret, Willem Frederick (Willie)		Built the Alexandra Hotel in 1900.
Auret, Willie		Was reportedly a step grandson of W.J.M. Kirsten and born on the Silvermine Farm in 1836. He left the farm c1903.
Baker, Sir Herbert		British architect born 9 June 1862 at the family home Owletts in Cobham, Kent. Died 4 February 1946 in Cobham, Kent. He was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades - 1892–1912.
Ball, Mrs Amelia		Of Ball’s Chutney fame. Lived in Fish Hoek.
Barns		The barn on what was Fish Hoek Farm. Refer also to Imhoff Farm, Auret’s Cottage and Groot Zilvermijn.
Battlefields		The Cannon & Battery Trail ; Battle of Muizenberg.
Bellevue Simon’s Town		POW camp for Boer soldiers captured at Paardeberg in 1900. Note plaque on rock.
Bobby Locke/Bobby Locke Motors Fish Hoek		Legendary pre WW2 golfer who once owned Bobby Locke Motors on the corner of Main and De Waal Roads, Fish Hoek.
Boer War – POWs		A report suggests that two POWs were hidden in the barn at Groot Zilvermijn farm. Note: this is at variance with another story penned by historian Mike Walker which suugests that they were hidden in St James.
Buildings, landmark		148 Main Road, Fish Hoek.
		57 – 69 Main Road, Muizenberg.
		Green Parrot, Fish Hoek.
		Rockcorry Residence, Kalk Bay.
		Squires Building, Station Road, Simon’s Town.
		Station Building, Fish Hoek.
		Station Building, Kalk Bay.
		Station Building, Muizenberg.
		Triangle Building, Fish Hoek.
		Warwick House, Fish Hoek.
Bruins, Johannes		Johannes Bruins buys Poespaskraal farm from from Carel George Weiser on 8 June 1759.
Burial Grounds/Cemeterys/Graveyards/Kramats
** De Villiers family plot Fish Hoek		Next to DRC on Kommetjie Road.
** De Villiers family plot Glencairn		On the hillside. Gum trees mark the spot.
** Dido Valley Simon’s Town		Northern approach to Simon’s Town.
** Fish Hoek		Gravestones next to DRC.
** Kirsten/van der Poll		At Groot Zilvermyn, under the Poplar trees.
** Fish Hoek		Area of Atlantic Road. Since moved??
** Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kalk Bay		In the church yard. Enter via the Lychgate, the oldest in South Africa.
** Muizenberg		Kramat at the top of Camp Road.
** Muslim Kalk Bay		Graves were in the area known as “Die Dam”. Since moved to another site.
** Noordhoek		Three graveyards are present in the heart of Noordhoek; two are at least partly maintained. The graveyard to the north of the main road, accessed through Ohio Farm, is well protected but the third, located off Leerdam Road, is totally overgrown and in desperate need of attention and respect (Figures 6 & 7). This graveyard was apparently for the burial of lower class (and probably mostly non-white) people and it is sad that it has fallen into such a state of disrepair. A brief examination shows it to have been in use as recently as 1979. It is not possible to assess the full extent of the graves and many informal graves may also be present under the vegetation. These might be marked only by a head and footstone of natural rock or perhaps only a headstone. It should be noted, though, that any rehabilitation work in this graveyard should be conducted under the supervision of an appropriate person who could identify informal graves that might be totally obscured by the thick vegetation cover. Source: Noordhoek Conservancy.
** Simon’s Town - Old Burying Ground 1813		Southern side of Simon’s Town.
** Simon’s Town pre 1813		Behind the Company hospital and army barracks.
** St James - Hillside		On the hillside.
Buys, Mrs Hilda Smit		Interviewed re the Silvermine farm. She is reportedly the wife of Wynand Smit (Albert Smit’s brother) and was one of the last to leave the farm.
Buy A Bottle Cap Fund Raising Campaign		“Buy” a plastic bottle cap @ R5 ea to help fund the whale tail project (raffle since closed).
Cannons
Cannon & Battery Trail
Cape Point Historical Map
Churches and Places Of Worship On The Route
Cricket		Fish Hoek Cricket Club 75^th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine – for copies call Derek Harvey on 072 584 0424.
Dairies
** Cronwright’s Dairy Farm
** Protea Dairy, Kommetjie Rd, Fish Hoek		Was according to relatives owned by Mr A. J. O. Bester who lived at 17, 4th Avenue. He died in 1957 aged 95 years. The 1951/2 index indicates that the dairy was at that time owned by Mr V. L.M. De Beer.
Deniliquin, NSW, Australia		Birthplace of Victor Peers who discovered Peers’ Cave in Fish Hoek Valley in 1927.
De Kock, Hester		Retired school teacher who bought Fish Hoek Farm. Pioneer farmer and entrepreneur of note.
De Nieuwe Molen		Construction completed in 1782 by J.G. Mocke snr.
De Villiers		Prominent family in early Fish Hoek, Glencairn and Noordhoek areas. Their heraldry features on the Muizenberg/Kalk Bay Municipality Coat of Arms. Note: The De Villiers family who own the Boschrivier Wine Estate has similar heraldry to that of De Villiers of Fish Hoek Farm.
De Villiers, Dawid		Of The Homestead and Welcome Cottage & Flour Mill Glencairn.
De Villiers, J (died 1927)		J. de Villiers built c1920 the District Supply Store Cnr 1^st Avenue/Kommetjie Road Fish Hoek. He was a General Dealer here til his death in 1927. The shop was and later owned by Mr P. Berman and later by a Mr Goldblatt.
De Villiers Maria Wilhemina Petronella Of Groot Zilvermijn Farm.		Of Groot Zilvermijn Farm but formerly of Dassenberg Farm in Noordhoek. Wife of Van der Poll, Gerhardus Willem (1867 – 1932) of Groot Zilvermijn farm.
Diemer, Christina		Land and farm owner Steenberg, Noordhoek, Kommetjie and Simon’s Town. An entrepreneur and pioneer of note.
Diemer, Christina		Christina Diemer was the grand daughter of Albert Diemer, who had arrived in 1657 as soldier and table servant of Van Riebeek. Her aunt, also called Christina, was married to the bailiff Johannes Blesuis, which placed her in a privileged position. However, Christina Diemer had to be an intelligent and well organised woman, because as a widow she had handled her own affairs for a long time. Her husband, Frederik Rossouw, who was eleven years older than her, did not only own Steenberg, but also Harmanskraal and Raapekraal. They had twelve children (Source: Cape Point Vineyards website).
Diemer, Christina		After Christina’s death her estate was divided and it transpired that she also owned her husband’s farm Swaanswyk, as well as a plot in the Caapse Vlek. Her property was transferred as follows: Swaanswyk (62 morgen 445 V rood) to Nicholaas Russouw (her son) Imhoffsgift (62 morgen) to Jacobus van Reenen De Goede Gift, Simonsbaai, 2 morgen to Jan Volraad Part of plot in block B, Tafelvallei, to Johan David Storm De Goede Hoop to Johannes Bruyns. Johannes Bruyns was the son of Andries Bruyns of Amsterdam and Anna Elisabeth Bockelenberg of Mauritius. Johannes married Margaretha du Plooy, widow of Jacob de Vries. He therefore had no clear family relationship to Christina Diemer. Johannes’ widow inherited the farm from her deceased husband. Johannes Bruyns was clearly a wealthy man and it might be him that started to develop the farm de Goede Hoop by putting up buildings and planting vines. After he had sold his properties in Rondebosch in 1771 he most probably went to live on de Goede Hoop where his sons, Johannes, Andries and Willem, helped him with the farming. The botanist Carl Thunberg met him there and described him as a very good marksman and exemplary man. 23.01.1782 After 17 years Johannes Bruyns sold “Goede Hoop” to Gideon Joubert Jr., who was first married to Hester du Toit and later to Martha Maria Möller. Joubert paid 13 500 gulden for the farm and made many improvements. On a sketch drawn by Robert Gordon in the 1780’s a house with a triangular front gable, an informal barn, two outbuildings and another small building behind the house is shown. There are cultivated lands against the mountain slope and a small dam in the front yard, as well as two wagons. It is not possible to say how many of the buildings were erected by Joubert and Bruyns. But the sketch shows a very well-developed farm, probably already with vines on the mountain slopes. 01.09.1798 Gideon Joubert owned Goede Hoop for 16 years and then sold it for 65 000 gulden (a good profit) to Johannes Pieter Kirsten, retired commissioner of civil and matrimonial matters. He was married to Johanna Jacoba van der Pohl. Kirsten’s dad already owned Imhoffs Gift”. Johannes Kirsten was a wealthy man who grew up on Alphen with his seven brothers and sisters. The well-known Swedish botanist Anders Sparrman tutored these children. Source: Cape Point Vineyards website
Dolphins		Whale and dolphin trivia.
Doors and doorways
Farms, Homesteads, Cottages and Buildings
Name		Date	Owner(s)		Produce
Blauuwbergvlei
Brakkloof Fish Hoek Valley		Late 1700s/early 1800s	Van der Poll, Gerhardus Willem (1867 – 1932)
Brooklands Glencairn (dem)			De Stadler then De Villiers
Cape Point Farm
Cronwright’s Dairy Farm , Fish Hoek		c1920	Peter Cronwright		Milk
De Goede Hoop, Noordhoek		1743 granted/1750 – 1760 built	Diemer, Christina; Bruyns, Johannes; Joubert, Gideon Jr (1782); Kirsten, Johannes Pieter (1798). Hare, A. (1824)		Goats, pigs, wheat, barley, oats, vines
Driefontein/Dassenheuwel, Village Lane, Noordhoek		c1820. Located on Goede Hoop and is built of clay and stone. The original part of the house was built by Charles Smit’s father. The outside cottage was built before the house. The newer extension was built about 40 years ago. The families, at various times lived in the home as two separate dwellings. The old toilet in the garden was the very first flushing loo in the area. Source: Mary Murphy.	Smit, Charles (1800s); Smit, D. & T. (1951/2)
Elsje’s Baai					Tannery
Elsje's River Glencairn		1811	Brand, Christoffel (1811); Anderson, William & Brewet, William (1850);		Vegetables
Fish Hoek Farm		1818 - 1918	Bruins, Andries; De Villiers, Hester		Vegetables, pigs, goats
Froggy Farm Simon’s Town		1815
Glen Farm, Glencairn (dem)		1800s
Goede Gift, Simon’s Town (dem)		1745	Diemer, Christina; Jan Volraad
Groot Silvermyn aka Smit’s Farm (130 morgen 235 ¾ Roods)		1808	Smit, F. (1808); Kirsten (1815); I.J. Hurter (1821); Smit, W.		Riding horses, oxen, cattle, veggies, milk
Hartenbosch (dem)		1800s (early)
Klaasjagers
Kleinplaats Steenberg Plateau		1817, June 1st	J. Smit
Klein Silvermyn		1904	Van Der Poll
Kleintuin (now Clovelly)		1800s early	N. Van Blerk (1824)		Riding horse, oxen, cattle, oats
Klein Visch Hoek		1850	Bruyns, A (1850);
Kromrivier		1817
Modderdam near Cape Point
Oaklands (dem/now flats on the site)		1780/1811	De Stadler
Oatlands, Stables & “Groot Tuin”		1743 granted. House built in 1790			Produce
Olifantsbosch (dem)		1746
Oude Raapekraal Westlake (originally a portion of Steenberg Farm)		* U-shaped homestead. * Existing house probably was the original homestead but difficult to date as few old features survive. * Some sash windows may date from Serrurier's time. * Original gables have been clipped. * The old kraal referred to in the name of the farm was a large stone kraal which was unfortunately demolished by the CPA in recent years. * 19^th century outbuildings still remain. * Perennial spring.	* 1717: Granted to Russouw, F. * 1821: quitrent to John Gottfried Mocke jnr. * 1823: transferred to Jan Frederik Serrurier. * van der Poll, H.		Dairy
Poespas Kraal aka Sunnydale Farm (The Old Homestead and Dagbreek Cottage) – 30 morgen		1743/1752/1759	Wieser, G.; Bruins, Johannes (from 8 June 1759); De Stadler; Jones (1824)
Red Hill		1800s
Rietvlei			Kirsten and others.
Rocklands Farm/Bakoven Valley		1815	Hough; Gardner; Dashwood; Sturt; Osmond; Becker; Watney; Ward; Miller and Watermeyer; Hoets; Meredith; Budge; Harley; Runciman; G. P. Moodie; G. F.A. Moodie; Beard; Rowe
Schuster’s Kraal
Slangkop/Imhoff’s Gift		1743	Diemer, Christina; van Reenen, Jacobus; Pierre Rocher (1822); Kirsten		Oxen, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, wheat, barley, oats and vines
Smith’s Farm (now Buffelsfontein Information Centre)		1809/1811/1886	Smith
The Homestead and Welcome Cottage & Flour Mill Glencairn		c1780/1812/1871	De Villiers, Dawid		Vegetables, flowers, bark for tanning purposes and latterly dairy produce.
Theefontein aka Leeuwendaal?		1814
Weltevreden in Lakeside being a portion of the former Raapekraal. In 1824 the owner Serrurier transferred 200 Morgen to Johannes Hendrik Muller (Mulder) who, after adding various smaller areas of land to his estate, named the whole Weltevreden.The house is at the 14 mile peg from Town House, Cape Town. According to Fransen & Cook there was (in 1965) another identical house 200m “up the road but obscured from view” (near the old bakery but burnt down in the 1980s) and yet an older one immediately behind Weltevreden ie on the hillside.		* 1824 * T shaped design.	Mocke jnr, J.G.; Serrurier., J.F., Muller, Johannes Hendrik (1824) & others
Wenga Farm Sunnydale		1920s	Seagers; Agnew; Francis		Poultry, veggies & pigs
Wildschutsbrand Simon’s Town		1800s (early)
Farmstead Trail
Fireplaces		eg: at Sandhills, Muizenberg, Sir Herbert Baker’s former beach house; Rhodes Cottage, Muizenberg; Residences in Palmer and Holland Roads, Muizenberg; Simon’s Town Museum; Muizenberg & Kalk Bay Railway Stations; Rockcorry, Kalk Bay. For interest - Stellenbosch Railway Station & Smuts House Museum, Irene, Pretoria.
First
** Building in Simon’s Bay		A map dated 1710 shows the first building to appear at Simon’s Bay. Refer Cape Archives map 1/3317.
** British building at Simon’s Town		The Martello Tower 1796.
** Building in the south Peninsula		The Fish Hoek Posthuys c1687.
** Dwelling on the coastline between Kalk Bay and Kleintuin now Clovelly.		Martin’s Cottage.
** Estate agent in Fish Hoek		Mr Alcock.
** Farmer in Fish Hoek		J.I. Rhenius who was granted permission to cultivate a piece of land (Lot C) - 1801, August
** Farms south of Steenberg		Slangkop/Imhoff’s Gift, De Goede Hoop, Poespas Kraal, De Goede Gif.
** Farm in Fish Hoek Valley		Was established roughly where the present tarred road meets the main Noordhoek road (refer Malcom Cobern’s book page 69).
** Anglican Church		St Francis Of Assisi Church Simon’s Town 1837.
** Flats in Fish Hoek		Were built by Neelie and Jacoba De Villiers in the 1930s – Belvedere Flats (2 Simon’s Town Road).
** Hotel in Fish Hoek		The Milton Hotel, later The Outspan Hotel.
** Hotel in Glencairn
** Hotel in Kalk Bay		Gilman’s Hotel (location unknown).
** Hotel in Simon’s Town
** Hotel in Muizenberg
** House/buildings at present day Silvermine		Are mentioned in Simon van der Stel’s journal on 15 November 1687. House/building type & location is not given but believed to be on the Western side of the river.
** Owner of Fish Hoek Farm		Andries Bruins.
** Road in Fish Hoek Valley		The road along the course of the Silvermine River pre 1687 which continued to Noordhoek over the Silvermine drift @ Groot Zilvermyn.
** Road in Muizenberg		Station Road, now York Road.
** Shop in Fish Hoek		Cnr 1^st Avenue/Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek. Built by J. de Villiers c1920 who was a General Dealer here til his death in 1927. The shop was the District Supply Store and later owned by Mr P. Berman and later Mr Goldblatt.
“Fish Bay”/”Visbaai”		An early name for Fish Hoek Bay.
“Fish Hoek”		The name given by the Dutch to the promontory just south of Kalk Bay harbour. Note: TV Bulpin reckons that the Dutch/English translation is “Fish Glen” and “Noordhoek” = “North Glen” where a Glen is a narrow valley. He continues with examples in the Stellenbosch Winelands such as “Knorhoek”/”Growling Glen”, “Die Bange Hoek”/”the Fearful Glen” and “Blyhoek”/”Joyful Glen”.
Fish Hoek Farm		1818 – 1918.
Fish Hoek Valley Historical Map
Fish Hoek’s Town Plan		The plan was made by Messrs C. Marais and A.M. De Villiers. The most popular areas were along the lower slopes of the mountain towards Sunnycove, the avenues below the Kommetjie Road and around 1^st Crescent.
Flour Mill @ Glencairn		See farms section.
Fund Raising Campaign		Great Cape Town Whale Tail Project @ Muizenberg.
Gables & Chimneys		eg: at The Majestic Hotel, Kalk Bay; Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, Simon’s Town Railway Stations. For interest - Stellenbosch Railway Station & Smuts House Museum, Irene, Pretoria.
Glencairn Historical Map
Graham, Colonel		Stayed at Oatlands Residence Simon’s Town. Grahamstown was named after him.
Hirschi, Ron		Enthusiastic American partner on the Great Cape Town Whale Tail Project @ Muizenberg. Check him out at http://soaronhirschi.blogspot.com & http://museumoceanart.blogspot.com . Lives and operates from Marrowstone Island, Washington State, USA.
Historical Amble Fish Hoek
Historical Amble Glencairn
Historical Amble Kalk Bay
Historical Amble Muizenberg
Historical Amble Simon’s Town
Historical Amble Valyland
Historical Nooks & Spooks Of Fish Hoek (The)		A presentation by Alan Lindner on Fish Hoek’s four nooks and six spooks.
HMSAS Southern Floe		The Naval Mess in Fish Hoek is named after this ship sunk during WW2. Refer also to www.awhaleofaheritageroute.co.za/pinelands.htm
Holland Road, Muizenberg		Site of two rows of gabled Victorian houses some with stunning fireplaces.
Hopwood, Doug		Legendary Springbok rugby player who wore the number 8 jersey. He also captained the Fish Hoek 1^st Team Cricket. Lived in Windsor Road, Kalk Bay.
Hotels		A list of all the old hotels on the Route ie from Muizenberg to Simon’s Town.
Humpback whale females		Humpback whale females typically have calves once every 2-4 years.
Hurter, Jacob		Lot C of Fish Hoek Farm sold to Jacob Hurter in 1827 (Kleintuin).
Hurter, Jacobus Arnoldus		In 1832, J. A.Hurter was granted 278 morgen of land upstream from the original Zilvermyn Farm.
Just Nuisance
Kalk Bay Historical Map
Kent, Michael		A London interior decorator settles in Cape Town and buys Weltevreden residence in Lakeside in 1948.
Kirsten, Johanna		Wife of Hendrik van der Poll.
Kirsten, Johannes Pieter		Postholder in Simon’s Town who built the Church Centre and Westgate Terrace in 1785 in Simon’s Town.
Kirsten, Jan Pieter Frederik		Shown as a quitrent land owner in Muizenberg 1814 and 1840.
Kirsten, Johannes		In 1798 he bought de Goede Hoop (Noordhoek) from Gideon Joubert for 65 000 gulden. He was the retired commissioner of civil and matrimonial matters. He was married to Johanna Jacoba van der Poll. Kirsten’s Dad owned Imhoffs Gift. Johannes Kirsten was a wealthy man who grew up on Alphen with his seven brothers and sisters. The well-known Swedish botanist Anders Sparrman tutored these children.
Kirsten, Magdalena Jacoba (1829 – 1902)		Born 5 August 1829/Died 27 December 1902.
Kirsten, W.H. (1875 – 1951)		Arrived Kommetjie ex Zilvermijn Farm in 1911 with his wife Annie. He bought the boarding house and shop (where the hotel is/was?) from Gustav Lund. Famous guests included Jan Smuts. With the assistance of Willie and Gert van der Poll, Willie built the first gravel road from Kommetjie to Sunnydale.
Kirsten, William John Murray aka “Oom Willie”		A descendant of W. F. Kirsten and had spent most of his life on the farm at Silvermine.
Kirsten, William John Murray (1840 – 1903)		Born 4 November 1840/died 3 February 1903.
Kleintuin Spring		Hester De Villiers buys the water rights of Kleintuin spring in1902.
Kramats		Muizenberg and Simon’s Town
Kruythuis/Powder House		Is shown on a map dated 1813 as a farm boundary marker.
Landmark Buildings
Letter Boxes		refer The Historical Postage Stamp & Airmail Trail
Locomotives (S.A.R.)
** Class 6J		According to a source commenced service in South Africa in 1902 and was a workhorse on the line to Simon’s Town. Note: In a note to Bob Hadley Andy Anderson ( andy@umgenisteamrailway.co.za ) says “the Cape 6th Class were designed by Michael Stephens (Salt River) during his tenure as locomotive superintendent of the Cape Government Railways from 1885 to 1896. The first of the Cape 6th Class appeared in 1893 built by Dubs & Co”.
Lofts		Refer the barn on what was Fish Hoek Farm.
Louw, Buller		Owned an abattoir in Sun Valley.
Lychgate		@ Holy Trinity Church, Kalk Bay. The oldest in South Africa.
Main Roads – Who Was Who in 1951/2
** Main Road Fish Hoek
** Main Road Muizenberg
Majestic Hotel, Kalk Bay (The)
Maps Historical of the Route: – Villages & Towns - pdf versions		Cape Point (draft); Fish Hoek Valley; Glencairn; Kalk Bay; Muizenberg/St James; Simon's Town
Maps of the Route: Historical Trail Maps - pdf versions		Cannon & Battery Trail; Gables & Chimneys Trail; Investor Trail; Muslim Trail; Old Cape Farmhouse Trail – Fish Hoek,
		Glencairn and Simon’s Town. Includes visits to Kommetjie, Noordhoek & Lakeside; Old Hotel Trail Muizenberg;
		Stone Age & Quena Trail (incorporates Peers and Tunnel Caves).
Martin’s Cottage Kalk Bay		Possibly the first dwelling to be built on the coastline between Kalk Bay and Clovelly. It was variously a toll–house, inn and residence. It later became a semi-detached dwelling with a mono-pitch roof behind parapet walls. The semis were named Brixton and Walsoken, names they bear to this day.
Milestones		XIII cnr Steenberg & Main Roads; XIV at Lakeside; XVI at St James; XIX @ Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek (replica); XXV south of Simon’s Town (replica). Note: Swellendam boasts a 67 mile stone from Worcester.
Mocke, John Gottfried jnr		In September 1821 nearly 1 500 morgen plus over 84 morgen of other land was granted to Mocke and named Raapekraal. This grant reportedly extended from Retreat/Tokai to Muizenberg. Mocke disposed of it for financial reasons to Jan Frederik Serrurier. In 1842 Serrurier sold 210 morgen to J.H.Muller (Mulder).
Mocke, J.G. snr (died 1 January 1808 in Cape Town)		Built the mill “De Nieuwe Molen” situated at the Alexandra Hospital. The mill is the oldest in Cape Town and was completed in 1782.
Mosques		Kalk Bay and Simon’s Town.
Muizenberg		Accorsing to Dr Mervyn Rosenberg “A holiday resort built by the British Empire and a set of Eastern European immigrants who were arriving in a new country and who adopted this holiday resort even as the colonials abandoned it and remoulded it to their image”.
Muizenberg Historical Map		Shows historical attractions in Muizenberg.
Muizenberg Junior School		Is building a massive Southern Right Whale tail to challenge that in Pickerington, Ohio, USA.
Muizenberg/Kalk Bay Municipality Coat Of Arms
Muizenberg Village/The Ghetto		Was developed on land once owned by J. P. F. Kirsten.
Muller, J.H.		Once owned The Homestead St James (1 Ley Road).
Muller, Jan. H.		In 1850 he was the Field Cornet of Elsjie’s Bay.
Museum Leaflets		Battle Of Muizenberg Outdoor Museum; Fish Hoek Valley Museum; Rhodes Cottage Museum - photos only;
		The Heritage Museum.
Museums/Historical Societies/Associations/Friends		click for directory
Noordhoek River		The only river in the Peninsula rising in the mountain that does not run into the sea.
Oldham, George		Owner of the first Chemist shop in Main Road Muizenberg in 1901.
Oude Molen		The area was originally used by Khoi pastoralists for cattle grazing befor colonial occupation in 1652, with the confluence of the BLACK and LIESBEECK Rivers playing an important role in Khoi ceremonies. In 1693 land along the LIESBEECK River was granted by the Dutch East Indian Company for the construction of a mill, subsequently to be known as MOLENVLIET. With the granting of land to the free burghers, the LIESBEECK Valley became the wheat producing area of the early Cape settlement, providing food to the castle and its citizenry. The first recorded land transfer was that of Valkenberg Farm in 1716. Molenvliet was sold in about 1725 and the mill on it (probably a water mill) replaced by the Oude Molen windmill, the first windmill in South Africa. It is believed that the mill was eventually destroyed by a vicious South-Easter. The farm however remained operational. On the 4 July 1885, King Cetswayo, was captured by the British in Zululand and