Marblehall

Marble Hall

Marble Hall

Place in Limpopo, South Africa

For buildings called 'Marble Hall', see Marble Hall, Derby and Marble Hall (Hong Kong).

Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.

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Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Mokopane on the N11 National Route. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[2]

History

While on a hunting expedition from Bethlehem, Matthew Greeff and his dog discovered a hole containing marble in 1920. In 1929, the Marble Lime Company came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as Materhol (Afrikaans for Matthews Hole). Soon, the town's name was changed to Marble Hall.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Marble Hall". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
  3. [3]
    www.sa-venues.com


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