Griquatown is a cattle farming town situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated about 150 km from the city of Kimberley and has the unique distinction of being the first town to be established north of the Orange River. Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Northern Cape is a province of South Africa, created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. ... Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. ... The Orange River is the major river in South Africa. ...

In 1804, Cornelius Kramer and William Anderson of the London Missionary Society extended their mission north of the Orange River among a mixed community of the Chaguriqua tribe and "bastaards" (people of mixed origin) from Piketberg. In 1813 the "bastaards" were renamed Griquas and the town Griquatown. Their two leaders Andries Waterboer and Adam Kok II later had a dispute and Kok left for Philippolis. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Orange River is the major river in South Africa. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Griqua (Afrikaans Griekwa) are a subgroup of South Africas heterogeneous and multiracial Coloured people. ... Andries Waterboer was a leader of the Griqua people. ... Philippolis is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa. ...

From 1813 - 17 July 1871 the town and its surrounding area functioned as an independent state and was known as Waterboer's Land. This state had its own coinage and flag and also produced its own gun powder. Waterboer himself lived in a "palace", which in reality was a house with six rooms. A monument for Waterboer was later erected near the town's hospital. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Dr. Robert Moffat and his wife Mary, on their way to the town of Kuruman, were residing in Griquatown when their daughter, also Mary (later Mrs. David Livingstone) was born in 1821. The town's former mission house is now a museum dedicated to her. Robert Moffat (born December 21, 1795 in Ormiston (Haddingtonshire); died August 9, 1883 in Leigh near Tunbridge Wells) was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa. ... Kuruman is a town in Northern Cape Province, South Africa, famous for its scenic beauty and the Eye, a geographic phenomenon bringing water from deep underground to the surface in the Kalahari Desert. ... David Livingstone David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, // Early life Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The town is best known for the semi-precious stones found there, particularly Tiger's eye and Jasper. Polished tigers eye gemstone Tigers eye (also Tigers eye, Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster. ... Jasper pebble, one inch (2. ...