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Murray Town (other)
Murray Town may refer to * Murray Town, Sierra Leone, a district of Freetown * Murray Town, South Australia Murray Town is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia east of the lower Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from ..., a town in the mid north of South Australia See also * Murrayville (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Town, Sierra Leone
Murray Town is a suburb in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. The Amputees and War Wounded Association is based here arising from the local camp for such people. The Sierra Leone Grammar School is also located here. Murray Town contains many colonial style board houses dating back to the turn of the 20th century. History Murray Town was founded in April 1829 to provide accommodation for Liberated Africans in Sierra Leone, liberated enslaved Africans, who had been brought to Freetown by the British Empire, British Royal Navy West Africa Squadron. It originally housed three hundred and twenty six liberated Africans, under the management of a former African soldier of the Royal African Corps. It was constructed as four wide streets. Famous people *Thomas Leighton Decker, linguist, poet and Krio language revisionist. References Neighbourhoods in Freetown, Murray Town Sierra Leone Liberated African villages Populated places established by Sierra Leone Creoles {{SierraLeone-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Town, South Australia
Murray Town is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia east of the lower Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna. The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabit .... It was settled in 1883 and served as a rest stop for bullock and horse teams carting grain towards Port Germein from further north and east. The town was named for Alexander Murray, who introduced the Murray Merino sheep breed. The annual spring Murray Town Auction no longer takes place. Ending in 2016, due to difficulties in getting volunteers. The hotel which is listed on maps has not been open for many many years. See also * List of cities and towns in South Australia References External links * Towns in South Australia Mid North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |