parsonage was declared a national monument in 1988 and is situated on Du Plessis street. Heritage Sites Petrus Steyn grave yard The family grave yard of Petrus Steyn was laid out in 1898 under the oak tree and the area is now part of the Rhino Heritage Park.The oak tree is the oldest known tree in town. General Cornelis H. Olivier. General Cornelis Hermanus Olivier (1851–1924) one of the delegates sent to sign the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging to end the Second Anglo Boer War on 31 May 1902. He was a Boer General and lived in the Lindley district where he had a farm. He lies buried at the old Petrus Steyn cemetery. Elandskop Hill Elandskop Hill is located west of the town and during the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 was an excellent observation post for the Boer and British. For the Boer forces it was a particularly important heliograph station, especially because the headquarters of General Christiaan de Wet and also the Orange Free State Government were located there for a long time near the present-day town. The hill is 17121m above sea level in the Free State Petrus Steyn train station Lastly is the train station, which was first opened in 1925, was through a rail link to Heilbron. Later in the 1930s the line was extended further to Lindley and to a connection with the main line at Arlington. The 92-year-old building has now recently been declared a heritage site and will soon become home to Elandskop Museum. Farming Petrus Steyn is also one of the biggest producers of potatoes which is supplied to Lays and Simba. The origin of the Renoster river The Renoster River is a tributary of the Vaal River in South Africa. The river originates in Petrus Steyn in the Free State. From its origin, the river flows north west, passing Heilbron into the Koppies Dam. From there, it flows beyond Koppies as it flows under the N1 national road. Near Viljoenskroon it flows northwest, flows under the R59 and R501 and joins the Vaal River at Renovaal, about 25 km east of Orkney. See also Treaty of Vereeniging Second Boer War References External links freestatetourism.org riemlandroute.co.za southafrica.net tripadvisor.co.za Great Trek Second Boer War Populated places in the Nketoana Local Municipality Populated places established in 1912 1912 establishments in South Africa