Warrenton, Northern Cape

Warrenton, Northern Cape

Warrenton is an agricultural town situated in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme on the banks of the Vaal River in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

In 1880, a syndicate bought the western portion of the farm "Grasbult" to irrigate the fertile land and produce vegetables for the diamond fields. The town which grew here was named after Sir Charles Warren. Diamonds were discovered here in 1888 and mining continued to 1926.


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