Cathcart, Eastern Cape
Cathcart is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, named after Sir George Cathcart, governor of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope 1852–1853. The town is situated on the N6 (South Africa), N6, north of Stutterheim en route to Queenstown, South Africa, Komani. Establishment Originally a small military post established during the Xhosa Wars, Eighth Frontier War, Cathcart was established as a village in 1858 when German colonists arrived in the region. The village was formally laid out in 1858 and it only consisted of one inhabited dwelling. It only gained more settlers in the year 1876. It was named after the governor of the Colony of the Good Hope in 1852-1853, George Cathcart, Sir George Cathcart. Work on its railway connection to East London, Eastern Cape, East London on the coast was begun by the Cape Colony, Cape government of John Molteno in 1876, and the line was officially opened on 3 November 1879. The Cathcart Shrine was the first built shrine in Africa ...
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