Putsonderwater Abandoned Railway Ghost Town South Africa

An abandoned railway village called Putsonderwater on the railway line between De Aar and Upington, in the dry Northern Cape province of South Africa. It's not that hard to reach, along a reasonably good gravel road between Marydale and Kenhardt. It's well worth the detour, and such a special experience exploring these fast disappearing villages, that were once thriving communities, now reverting back to nature.

There are a couple of versions of how the name Putsonderwater, which means "well without water" in the Afrikaans language came about. The one I like, is a man by the name of Dawid Ockhuis dug a well back in the late 1800's, and struck liquid gold in an arid land, when his well proved to have a good supply of water.

In those days, the trek boers would come past and ask for water. Not being a man who liked to share his supply, he would reply "die put is sonder water", meaning "the well is without water". There are other stories, but this one is the best for me.

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