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Caledon
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or (i) a town of the Cape Province, 81 m. by rail E.S.E. of Cape Town. Pop. (1904) 35 08. The town is 15 m. N. of the sea at Walker Bay and is built on a spur of the Zwartberg, 800 ft. high. The streets are lined with blue gums and oaks. From the early day of Dutch settlement at the Cape Caledon has been noted for the curative value of its mineral springs, which yield 150,000 gallons daily. There are seven springs, six with a natural temperature of F., the seventh being cold. The district is rich in flowering heaths and everlasting flowers. The name Caledon was given to the town and district in honour of the 2nd earl of Caledon, governor of the Cape 1807-1811. (2) A river of South Africa, tributary to the Orange (q.v.), also named after Lord Caledon.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Caledon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/caledon.html. 1910.
