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Montagu Museum
The Montagu Museum, situated in Montagu, Western Cape, was built in 1907 and was declared a national monument in 1976.
==Establishment of Montagu==
Montagu was founded on the farm "Uitvlugt" in 1851, and is known for its hot mineral springs and scenic mountains.
Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 180 km from Cape Town in western Kannaland. It is named after former secretary of the Cape Colony 1843-1853, John Montagu, but was once known as Agter Cogman’s Kloof, Cogman’s Kloof linking the town and railway station. He was a very able administrator and a man with vision who realized that the colony would not make significant progress without proper means of communication. Shortly after his appointment as colonial secretary he therefore initiated a road-building programme which left mark on the landscape, the economy and the social life of the colony. John Montagu was born in 1797- probably in India- where his father served in the British army. At the age of 17 he joined the army himself and served during the Battle of Waterloo in 1814. His military career blossomed and he married Jessy Worsely in 1823.Thereafter his career took a new turn when he entered the service of the colonial government of Van Diemensland (Tasmania). After serving two more years in the military (1829–31) he returned to Tasmania, occupying the post of colonial secretary from 1834 to 1842. In this senior post he gained valuable experience showing a gift for efficient administration. However after a clash with the lieutenant-governor he left Tasmania in 1842. Later in 1842 a report on his clash with the lieutenant governor exonerated him from any misconduct and he was offered the post of colonial secretary of the cape colony. He arrived at the Cape in April 1843. It is situated at the confluence of the Keisie and Kingna rivers.〔Heydenrych, H. 2005. 30 Stories of Montagu and its people.〕
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