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MEMEL FREE STATE
Memel was laid out in 1911 and attained municipal status in 1917. Presumably named after Memel in western Lithuania.
Dutch Reformed Church
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Dutch Reformed Church – This church was inaugurated on 24 October 1925. The architect was Francois Hesse.
Burgher monument
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This monument commemorates the burghers who fell at at Doornberg, Winburg district and and another in 1914 - The Rebellion agaist the War.
Post office
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Post office – Erected in 1935
Memel hotel
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Memel hotel – circa 1935
Memel museum
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Memel museum – circa 1935
Shop Front
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Shop adjacent to the Memel hotel – circa 1935
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