est , ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁refresh ment ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁passing ▁trains . ▁This ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁the ▁business ▁soon ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁village . ▁Log an ▁was ▁un int ention ally ▁very ▁influ ential ▁in ▁South ▁African ▁history ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁secured ▁the ▁c ater ing ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁rail ways ▁through ▁his ▁friend ▁in ▁parliament , ▁James ▁S ive w right , ▁and ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁involved ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Cec il ▁Rh odes ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁Log an ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁layout ▁ ▁A ▁town ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁and ▁formally ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁be ▁preserved ▁for ▁its ▁Victor ian ▁charm . ▁The ▁whole ▁town ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁railway ▁station ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁c emetery ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁houses ▁the ▁gra ves ▁of ▁British ▁Army ▁Major - General ▁Andrew ▁W au cho pe ▁( 1 8 4 6 – 1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁English ▁cr ick eter ▁George ▁L oh mann ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 0 1 ).