indigenous people. 1828-1833: Missionary work within the Bushman community was undertaken by J. Clark and G.A. Kolbe. 1833-1867: Missionary work within the Tihaping community was undertaken by J.P. Pellissier. 1860-1863: During 1860 farmers bought 6,000 morgen (A morgen was a unit of measurement of land in Germany, the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies, including South Africa) from the Tihaping to be officially proclaimed a town with the name of Heidelberg. The D.H. Steyn Bridge or Hennie Steyn Bridge is an arched bridge near the town of Bethulie, it is a combined road and rail bridge which spans the Orange River just outside Bethulie. It is 1,152 m (1,260 yds) long, and 51.5m high and thereby the longest bridge in South Africa. It is also claimed to be the longest in the southern hemisphere. Work started 1899 and completed 1901. Notable people Bethulie's most famous son was Patrick Mynhardt, whose one-man shows featuring Herman Charles Bosman's character Oom Schalk Lourens were popular in South Africa. His autobiographical show Boy from Bethulie formed the basis for a book of the same name. References Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality Second Boer War concentration camps Populated places established in 1863 1863 establishments in the Orange Free State