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Oudtshoorn

Ostrich-feather boom town

Old dump ground Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Feather-boom imported-goods refuse..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1890 settlement / boom era

Victorian ostrich-feather 'palace' boom

Keep exploring nearby

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