▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Samuel ▁Z wa art man . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁municipality ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁o str ich ▁fe ather ▁and ▁w ool ▁bo oms ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁town ' s ▁distinct ive ▁hex ag onal ▁stone ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁built . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁The ▁Pe pper pot ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁shape , ▁the ▁ 9 ▁meter ▁tall ▁structure ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁magistr ate ’ s ▁private ▁office , ▁the ▁Market ▁Master ’ s ▁office ▁and ▁function ed ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁library . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁a ▁pow der ▁magazine , ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁town , ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁G ri qua ▁people ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Ang lo - Bo er ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁power ▁station ▁was ▁installed ▁with ▁ 7 ▁L ister ▁Black stone ▁gener ators ▁- st ill ▁present - ▁used ▁to ▁power ▁the ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁grid ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁F oss il ▁depos its ▁ ▁In