The 65 m high Mac-Mac Falls were declared a National Monument on the 18th of February 1993 are the only falls in South Africa linked to the historic South African gold rush of the 19th century.
The Mac Mac Falls are named after the old mining camp of Mac Mac, so named because of the large number of miners of Scottish descent that came seeking their fortune. The twin 56 m falls which can be seen today were originally one. Eager to get to the promised gold, miners tried to divert the flow with the help of dynamite and succeeded in creating a second fall. Close by are the Mac Mac Pools, naturally formed swimming pools.
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