HB0074

Did You Know?

The 2de Polisiestasie by tronk (Second Police Station at the prison) in Putsonderwater, Northern Cape, was established around 1914. Putsonderwater, meaning 'well without water', is a small settlement on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, historically a railway stop on the line from De Aar to Upington. The police station and prison were part of the colonial infrastructure in the region, serving a sparsely populated area. The site reflects the early 20th-century expansion of state control in remote parts of South Africa.

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