Fairmount, Gauteng
Fairmount | ||
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Postal code (street)2192 | ||
Fairmount is a suburb of
Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
.
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 23 March 1938, developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after a visit by the former to the Fairmount Hotel in Livingstone.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Fairmount". Census 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9781868425501.
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