Everything about Lawrence New Zealand totally explained
Lawrence is a small town of 474 inhabitants (as per the 2001
census) in
Otago, in
New Zealand's
South Island. It is located on the main route from
Dunedin to the inland towns of
Queenstown and
Alexandra, 35 kilometres to the northwest of
Milton, 11 kilometres northwest of
Waitahuna, and close to the
Tuapeka River, a tributary of the
Clutha.
Lawrence's main claim to fame is of being the focal point for Otago's
1860s gold rush, after the discovery of the metal at nearby
Gabriel's Gully by
Gabriel Read. In mid
1862, it's estimated that twice as many people lived around the banks of the Tuapeka River as did in Dunedin itself.
The town was named for
Sir Henry Lawrence, hero of the
Lucknow military campaign of
1857, and is billed as "The Gateway To
Central Otago".
In 1877, a
branch line railway was built from the
Main South Line to Lawrence, and the town remained the terminus of the line until an extension was built in 1910. Although originally known as the Lawrence Branch, this line ultimately became known as the
Roxburgh Branch. The railway closed in 1968 and the town's station has subsequently been demolished, but some relics still remain, including the
goods shed.
Lawrence's sister city is
Jacksonville, Oregon.
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