The South African town of Pilgrims Rest is a living museum - the entire town has been declared a national Monument - taking the visitors to the day of old Transvaal Gold Rush. Pilgrim's Rest was declared a gold field in 1873, soon after digger Alec "Wheelbarrow" Patterson had found gold deposits in Pilgrim's Creek. The Valley proved to be rich in gold and by the end of the year, there where about 1500 diggers working in the area. As a result, Pilgrim's Rest became a social center of the digging

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Location: South Africa, South Africa
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Keywords: goldrush, mining, mpumalanga province, pilgrim rest. gold, south africa