The Eastern Cape is marked by the great influence of the 1820 settlers. Britain had conflicts with the Afrikaners as well as the Xhosa people in the Eastern Cape and in 1820 decided that one way to settle the problems was to settle more Britons in the area. While their influence is pervasive, two cities very much connected to the new settlement were Grahamstown (about which more will be said later) and Port Elizabeth. Above are several photos of the Donkin Reserve in the center of PE. Sir Rufane Donkin was an early acting governor of the cape and was devoted to his wife. He had named the new settlement Port Elizabeth after her but she died shortly afterward from the arduous voyage. In her memory, he built the Donkin Memorial pyramid. The lighthouse was built in 1861. The site is now a national memorial. The next two photos are of a private school and a Victorian hotel that are also on the site. Finally, a view of the harbour. PE is South Africa's fifth largest city and third largest port (behind Cape Town and Durban).
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