January, 1897: “Joburg”, as it is known to the natives, owes its existence to the discovery of gold (and other valuable minerals ) in the hills of the Rand Mining District.

March 14, 1897: “The new post office at Johannesburg will be opened tomorrow (March 12), at the hotel Saturday

August 25, 1897:

Golf was an essential form of entertainment to the more refined element in the Rand Mining District.

Over the years Johannesburg has had three school buildings.

JOHANNESBURG MILLING AND WATER CO. ( MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER COMPANY ) J. D. Browne filed an application in the office of Surveyor-General on the 24thday of June, 1896 to purchase a school section which consisted of the east one-half of sec. 36, and on November 9, 1896, a certificate of purchase, No. 13,687, was issued to him.

1949: MARCIA WYNN: “Blasting powder was always a favorite means of celebrating such special events as the Fourth and the receipt of good news. During the Spanish American war it was used as “salutes” to celebrate any good tidings coming into the mining country, whether it was over in Kernville, in the mountains nearby, or in Randsburg. Anvil salutes, they … More >

October 30, 1897:

MARRIAGES November 23, 1897:

January 09, 1898: