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the little pump house in Helvoirt
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Ria van den Heuvel
January 6, 2024
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Diagonally opposite the H. Nicholas Church and the water pump was the parsonage of Vincent van Gogh's father.
When a steam train passed here for the first time in 1880, it was a cruel disturbance of the peace. During the construction of the track there was strong protest from the pastor. Reverend Theodorus van Gogh supported him in this. Their battle was ultimately lost in court, but under one condition: a maximum of 8 trains per day would pass by. Nowadays, approximately 8 trains pass by every hour.
When a steam train passed here for the first time in 1880, it was a cruel disturbance of the peace. During the construction of the track there was strong protest from the pastor. Reverend Theodorus van Gogh supported him in this. Their battle was ultimately lost in court, but under one condition: a maximum of 8 trains per day would pass by. Nowadays, approximately 8 trains pass by every hour.
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•Ria van den Heuvel
January 6, 2024
Hiking
After Helvoirt was ravaged by an epidemic, Dr. Nicolaas Landman ensured that there was a better water supply through this 'pomphuiske'.
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•Ria van den Heuvel
January 6, 2024
Hiking
Diagonally opposite the parsonage (Torenstraat 47) is the water pump and a street further is the railway crossing.
When a steam train passed here for the first time in 1880, it was a cruel disturbance of the peace. During the construction of the track there was strong protest from the pastor. Reverend Theodorus van Gogh supported him in this. Their battle was ultimately lost in court, but under one condition: a maximum of 8 trains per day would pass by. Nowadays, approximately 8 trains pass by every hour.
When a steam train passed here for the first time in 1880, it was a cruel disturbance of the peace. During the construction of the track there was strong protest from the pastor. Reverend Theodorus van Gogh supported him in this. Their battle was ultimately lost in court, but under one condition: a maximum of 8 trains per day would pass by. Nowadays, approximately 8 trains pass by every hour.
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