[3] The Afrikaans poet A.G. Visser had strong associations with Carnarvon, and the house where he lived in the town still stands.

The museum holds a number of antiques related to the area, including an old hearse previously used by the Dutch Reformed Church.

[5] A fort was constructed by the Cape administration on top of the hill that overlooks Carnarvon during the Second Boer War.

The hill, now named Koeëlkop (after the Afrikaans word for bullet, koeël), is now used for a water reservoir; the remains of the fort were later rebuilt.

[citation needed] Carnarvon was also served by a station on the branch railway line from Hutchinson to Calvinia, which was closed in 2001.

The modern public library meets the needs of all readers and the local high school is capable of preparing pupils to virtually follow any career path.

But the cornerstone reads: "Deze steen werd gelegd in de naam van die Vader, Zoon en Heilige Geest.