Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The picturesque town of Philippolis lies amongst typical stony hills some 28 kilometres north of the Orange River. It has a long history, for it was here that the Griquas under Adam Kok settled in 1825 at the insistence of Dr. John Philip. In time a villa Type of site: Church Previous use: Church. Current use: Church. . On this ground stood originally the Griqua missionary church. On 08-05-1869, the corner-stone of this church was laid. This church was inaugurated in 1869 and is a fine example of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical architecture in South Africa.. }
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- List_of_heritage_sites_in_Free_State description "The picturesque town of Philippolis lies amongst typical stony hills some 28 kilometres north of the Orange River. It has a long history, for it was here that the Griquas under Adam Kok settled in 1825 at the insistence of Dr. John Philip. In time a villa Type of site: Church Previous use: Church. Current use: Church. . On this ground stood originally the Griqua missionary church. On 08-05-1869, the corner-stone of this church was laid. This church was inaugurated in 1869 and is a fine example of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical architecture in South Africa.".