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According to oral tradition, San
Nicolaas was named after a Mr. Nicolaas van der Biest (1808–1873), who owned a big piece of the land there. Landowners were then addressed by their subordinates by their first names preceded by 'Shon' meaning 'master'. So he was called 'Shon Nicolaas', as was the
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was built in 1939 by the LMV (Landswatervoorziening) to help supply potable water to the community. The structure was restored in 2013, and became the site of the Museum of
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in 2004, and it was open for a number of years, and closed in 2009. In
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The
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closed it and began to dismantle the facility as well as the Colony. In 1991
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A section of San
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reopened the oil refinery until 1995. It was then sold to
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