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Wakkerstroom was established in 1859. Some of the earliest settlers in Wakkerstroom were a number of gentlemen who had been, against their wishes, on the way to Australia. They broke out of their leg-irons and jumped ship in Durban, making their way to the closest place outside the jurisdiction of the Natal Colonial Police - Wakkerstroom.

The town is surrounded by a huge wetland and is well known throughout the bird watching community as being one of the best places to visit in Southern Africa for bird watching. Birding guides can be hired in Wakkerestroom for tours of the birding areas.

Wakkerstroom has several old buildings including Boer homesteads and British blockhouses. (Several battles was fought in the Wakkerstroom area during the Anglo-Boer wars.) The Kruger Bridge, built in 1893 over the uThaka River is a national monument.

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