Skoenmakerskop is a small village in the
Eastern Cape,
South Africa
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. It is located southwest of the promontory on which
Port Elizabeth stands, 8 km west of
Chelsea Point. Skoenmakerskop is Afrikaans for 'shoemaker's hill'. The village, the hill, and the
Skoenmakersrivier nearby are all said to have been named after Volcker Schoemaker, a soldier who deserted and settled in the Eastern Province.
References
Populated places in Nelson Mandela Bay
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