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Old Drift cemetery

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This cemetery forms the last resting place of a number of the early settlers who died at the old drift between the year 1898 and the time of the removal to Livingstone.
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Zambezi river
Zambia
European settlers
Victoria Falls
malaria
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Livingstone
Samuel Thomas Alexander
Bradt Zambia: The Bradt Travel Guide
ISBN
978-1-84162-226-2
"Plaque from Old Drift"
Old Drift cemetery
Find a Grave
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17°52′5″S 25°48′1″E / 17.86806°S 25.80028°E / -17.86806; 25.80028
Categories
Geography of Southern Province, Zambia
Cemeteries in Zambia
Tourist attractions in Southern Province, Zambia

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