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The
History of Port Elizabeth
Port
Elizabth is a city on a large bay area called Algoa bay. It
was orginally inhabited by Nomadic
San and Koi tribes.
History
year: 1488
Port Elizabeth was observed by the famous Bartolomeu Dias.
In his writtings reffered to the area as "Baia da Roca"
which meant bay of rock.
History
year: 1497
Vasco da Gamma entered Algoa Bay and wrote about Bird Island.
Bird Island is situated in the middle of Algao Bay
History
year: 1700
As
the Cape became more developed more Dutch settlers from Cape
Town moved towards Port Elizabeth in search of good farmlands.
History
year: 1799
The
English established a military post called Fort Fedrick in
preperation of possible French invasion.
History
year: 1820
4000 British Settlers arrived by sea to become the first British
residence in Algoa Bay. The British Settlers settled accross
the Eastern Cape area. Sir Rufane Donkin was the acting governer
at the time and decided to call the new settlement after his
wife Elizabeth.
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