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Ruins of Jacobs house, De Kalk, Hopetown District

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Anonymous

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22/06/2012

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Post date: 07/08/2012
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History: In this vicinity Schalk van Niekerk in 1867 noticed the "pretty stone" found by the young Erasmus Jacobs and used by the children as a plaything. It proved to be the first authenticated diamond to be found in South Africa. Known later as the "Eureka", it was purchased by De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1966 and presented to Parliament.
Visual Description: The house was already direlect in 1880. All that remains is the stone base of the walls on three si
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Condition: Good
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Materials: Stone
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