Old Harbour Museum
The Old Harbour Museum is a South African museum situated on the coast, in the heart of Hermanus. The town originally developed around this Harbor, harbour from around the middle of the nineteenth century when plentiful fish and fresh water was found in the area. The Fishermen's Village section of the museum is situated above the old harbour across from Market Square. History The old harbour was declared a national monument in 1970 and is presently a Provincial heritage site (South Africa), Provincial Heritage Site. This unique site was proclaimed a province-aided museum two years later and the board of trustees endeavoured to conserve the area and develop displays in rebuilt old fishing shacks that depict the history of fishing and marine life in Hermanus. In 1983 the board of trustees, through fundraising by the Friends of the Old Harbour Museum, bought the Fishermen's Village in the centre of Hermanus, opposite the old harbour and reconstructed the de Wet's Sunday schoo ...
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Hermanus
Hermanus (originally called ''Hermanuspietersfontein'', but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal serviceHermanus Pieters: The Beginnings of Hermanus
at the official), is a town on the southern coast of the province of . It is known for watching during the southern winter to spring seasons, and is a popular retirement location.

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