Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
There are 56 days til Easter!
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Pretoria

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

10), capital of the Transvaal, stands on a mountain-enclosed plain 1000 m. NE. of Cape Town, and nearly 300 m. W. of Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, with both of which and with Natal it is connected by rail. It is a thriving town, growing rapidly with flourishing trade, the see of a bishop, and containing twenty English schools. Coal is found near, and wheat, tobacco, cotton, and indigo grown. It is the seat of the government of the Transvaal.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pretoria'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pretoria.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile