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Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal Founded: 1863 Named after Thomas Estcourt, a British member of parliament.

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Originally called Bushman's River Post. List of references: Oberholster, JJ. 1972. The Historical Monuments of South Africa. Cape Town: Rembrandt Van Rijn Foundation for Culture at the request of the National Monuments Council. pp 251-254 Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 143 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 226-227 List of structures: Agricultural Hall: 1901. Barclays Bank - Now First National: n.d.. Bloukrans (Blaauwkrantz) Monument: 1897. Court House, now Standard Bank: 1887. Fort Durnford: 1874. Market house for the Estcourt Local Board: 1907. Nestle Factory: 1927 : n.d.. Post Office: c1935. Proposed bldgs for Abdool Rahman (Fort Durnford Museum, plan): 1904 04. Railway Bridge over the Bushmans River - Boesmans River: 1885. Railway Station: n.d.. Rondalia Motel: 1950s?. Sanatorium: 1890. Town Hall: 1931. Voortrekker Monument: n.d.. Wagendrift Dam: 1963. Wesleyan Church: 1922.