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Plaque commemorating Dick King’s ride in 1842

Item

“Plaque commemorating Dick King’s ride in 1842”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13020

Title

Plaque commemorating Dick King’s ride in 1842

Description

Note on the back: “Photo of original plaque erected on Settler’s Tower, City Hall, Grahamstown by the City Council at the instigation of the SA National Society (E. Prov. Branel). NB the incorrect spelling Commemoration – the plaque was replaced some months late by a corrected version. 1942". The plaque reads: “To commemorate the heroic ride of Dick King from Port Natal to Grahamstown, May 26 to June 4, 1842, Which led to the relief of the British Garrison at Durban.”,Plaque in Grahamstown commemorating Dick King’s ride in 1842.

Subject

King, Dick, 1811-1871 -- Homes and haunts -- Photographs

Type

Image

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/20487

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 272

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Item sets

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Media

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“Plaque commemorating Dick King’s ride in 1842”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13020