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Annenous Station and Nonahams

Annenous was the historic steam train station for the transport of copper and Nonahams the watering point where the original fountain and dam still exist.The Meel road, also known as the postal road, meanders up the mountain from Annenous to Nonahams and continues to Steinkopf and was built in the 1860s. Today the road is only accessible to 4x4s.

• Nonahams, situated at the top of the Namakwaland escarpment has ABW block houses and the start of the “meel pad” pass down the escarpment. Nonahams also supplied water to Anenous for the railway. This dam still stands today.
• Annenous station and town lies at the bottom of the Namaqualand escarpment and supplied water for the steam trains travelling up the notorious Klipfontein pass. The Spektakel copper mule train also stopped here with its cargo of copper for export from Port Nolloth.

Annenous Station and Nonahams
Annenous was the historic steam train station for the transport of copper and Nonahams the watering point where the original fountain and dam still exist.The Meel road, also known as the postal road, meanders up the mountain from Annenous to Nonahams and continues to Steinkopf and was built in the 1860s. Today the road is only accessible to 4x4s.

• Klipfontein Hotel Ruins as well as two Water Tanks for the Kitson type locomotives lies next to the R382 where the world famous Namaqualand mule train overnighted on its way to and from Port Nolloth.

• Klipfontein Graves from the Anglo-Boer War skirmishes between the relieving British forces and the Boer Commandos at the end of the war.

• Nonahams Dam , situated at the top of the Namaqualand escarpment has Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses and the start of the "meel pad" pass down the escarpment. Nonahams also supplied water to Annenous for the railway. This dam still stands today.

• Annenous Station and town lies at the bottom of the Namaqualand escarpment and supplied water for the steam trains travelling up the notorious Annenous pass. The Spektakel copper mule train also stopped here with its cargo of copper for export from Port Nolloth.

• Annenous Pass has the ruins of South African War blockhouses as well as the remains of the foundations of the old railway viaducts that were built of wood. These can be seen from the old gravel road pass as well as one of the blockhouses.