Cuylerville is a village in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
, located halfway between
Bathurst and the
Great Fish River
The Great Fish River (called ''great'' to distinguish it from the Namibian Fish River) () is a river running through the South African province of the Eastern Cape. The coastal area between Port Elizabeth and the Fish River mouth is known as ...
.
It was the first village established by the
1820 settlers
The 1820 Settlers were several groups of British colonists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, settled by the government of the United Kingdom and the Cape Colony authorities in the Eastern Cape of South Africa in 1820.
Origins
After th ...
,
and was named after Colonel
Jacob Glen Cuyler
Jacob Glen Cuyler (1773 – April 14, 1854) was an American of Dutch origin who was an important character in the settlement of the British 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Early life
Jacob Glen Cuyler was born in 1773 to Abraham ...
, the military commander at
Fort Frederick.
See also
*
List of heritage sites in Eastern Cape
References
External links
St Mary's Church Cuylerville
{{Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Populated places in the Ndlambe Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1820
Cuyler family