Jeppestown is a
suburb
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of
Johannesburg
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,
South Africa
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. It is located in Region F of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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.
History
Jeppestown was established in or after 1886 by , who formed the Ford and Jeppe Estate Company with his son, who was also called , and L.P. Ford.
In 1893, the Masonic temple was completed. In 1894, Jeppestown was described as consisting of "421 buildings, two churches, a Masonic temple,
St Mary's Collegiate for Girls and a library". In 1896, the suburb had 5,647 inhabitants. St Michael's School for Boys, which has since been renamed
Jeppe High School for Boys, was established in 1890, and the piece of open land called Julius Jeppe Oval was converted to a park in approximately the same year. The eastern part of Jeppestown came to be known as
Belgravia
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Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous pla ...
.
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The "Jeppestown Tragedy" was a shootout that took place between police and armed robbers on 25 June 2006. Four policemen and eight robbers were killed before the remaining 15 gang members surrendered.][http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20060626050127236C249988 ]
References
Johannesburg Region F
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