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Port Elizabeth of Yore: Redhouse

By Dean McCleland in Port Elizabeth of Yore March 20, 2017 0 Comment

This quaint hamlet on the banks of the Swartkops River is well-known for yachting. This is the rather modest history of this village.  

Main picture: The original red house on the Zwartkops River

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