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In 1908, a diamond was found in Southern Namibia, then under German rule. Miners soon settled the area and created a mining town called Kolmannskuppe, meaning Coleman’s Hill, named after a driver named Johnny Coleman who abandoned his ox cart nearby during a sand storm.
Due to the extreme wealth generated by this first mine, the locals built an extravagant town here, based on traditional German architecture of the time.
The town included a hospital, ballroom, power station, school, bowling alley, theatre, casino and an ice factory. It also was a town of firsts. Not only did it have the first X-ray station in the Southern Hemisphere, but also the first tram in Africa.
After World War I, the town started to decline and the diamond-field exhausted. Finally, in 1954, the town was abandoned.
The powerful forces of the desert could then take over. With a combination of the wind and sand, the Namib desert reclaimed this area.
Originally published on StorehousebyConor MacNeill.
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1st of #2017 , #refashionafrica. A note on an awesome inspiring beautiful project called #UnscramblingAfrica which will see 4 super inspiring African creative talents @jaydabliu @lulukitololo @joshkisamwa @truthslinger travel an 83 day road trip to cities throughout South and East Africa ( Jan-April) bringing us stories and visuals like we’ve never seen before . Let’s follow them, & travel through their eyes. If you are a CREATIVE TALENT and would like to connect see Repost from @jaydabliu “ Hey hey.
Are you an artist (#photographer, painter, singer, poet, writer, #instagrammer, illustrator, designer, make-up artist, storyteller or lover of art) in any of the following cities (#Dodoma, #Lilongwe, #Lusaka, #Livingstone, #Windhoek, #Spitzkoppe, #Kolmanskop, #CapeTown, #PortElizabeth, #Bloemfontein, #Maseru, #Durban, #Maputo, #Mbabane, #Johannesburg, #Gaborone, #Harare and #Blantyre)
We’d like to include you in our #UnscramblingAfrica itinerary (meet you, hang out, find out more about your city with you and hear your stories)
Please DM me or if you know anyone who’d be of interest, tag them in the comments below. We’re really looking forward #africa #travel #creative #loveit (at Durban, South Africa)
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