▁rock ▁paint ings ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁first ▁Europe ans ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁were ▁Tre k bo ers ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁The ▁first ▁sett ler ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁in ▁these ▁parts ▁was ▁Wille m ▁Ste enk amp , ▁after ▁whom ▁the ▁Ste enk amps berg ▁is ▁named . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁F ras er burg ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁R iet f onte in ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ant ▁Re ver end ▁Col in ▁F ras er . ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁seven ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁town ' s ▁found ing , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁a ▁magistr ates ▁office ▁was ▁opened ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁a ▁police ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁and ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁medical ▁doctor ▁arrived . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁a ▁prison ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁it ▁closed ▁ 1 0 7 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁att orney ▁and ▁noted ▁A frika ans ▁author , ▁H . ▁W . ▁A . ▁Cooper , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁" Bo ere brie ven " ▁in ▁the ▁A frika ans ▁newspaper ▁Het ▁Volks bl ad , ▁writing