Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was established on part of the farm own by Jan Meyer, a member of the
South African Republic's
Volksraad and became a suburb 29 June 1943.[2]
Nature Reserve
Currently known as the
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, the area contains several hiking routes along a stream that lead up to natural rock pools in which swimming is allowed.
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abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.