Marshalltown, Johannesburg
Marshalltown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb has its origin as farmland owned by Frederick Bezuidenhout Junior.[2]: 71 This small strip of land on the farm Turffontein, was adjacent to the South African Republic-owned land of Rantjeslaagte which was soon to be proclaimed as the township of Johannesburg on 8 November 1886.[2]: 68 The land was purchased by two businessmen, Henry Brown Marshall and his brother-in-law William M'Laren, in September 1886.[2]: 71 The land would eventually be quickly surveyed with 553 stands and one market square which would later be known as Marshall Square.[2]: 71 At the time, the township's name was known as Marshall's Dorp.[2]: 86 By 26 November 1887, the township's boundaries were incorporated into Johannesburg.[2] They would establish a brewery on eight stands in Marshalltown but sold it in 1894. The brewery's logo consisted of three castles and would eventually become part of South African Breweries.[2]: 72
In August 2023 the 2023 Johannesburg building fire took place.
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Marshalltown". Census 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.
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