Port Elizabeth of Yore: Korsten vs Vagrancy and Trespassing in the 1830s

The most extensive and productive farm in the Port Elizabeth area over the first two decades of the nineteenth century was that of Frederick’s  Korsten’s Cradock Place. It covered the area from today’s Korsten, taking in swathes of today’s Algoa Park and swept down to the mouth of the Papenkuils River. Like most farms, it … Continue reading Port Elizabeth of Yore: Korsten vs Vagrancy and Trespassing in the 1830s