In the quiet corners of Potchefstroom, where the grass grows long and the shadows of ancient trees stretch across weathered stone, lies a sanctuary that bridges two centuries of South African triumph and tragedy. Alexandra Park , known to historians as the "Old Cemetery" or Oude Begraafplaats , is far more than a collection of graves; it is a sprawling open-air archive of the Transvaal’s earliest days. Established in 1840, just two years after the town itself was founded, thi