URBAN LEGEND (MYTH) Its believed that a prison stood on the site of what was previosly the building of the library. Sometimes referred to as the "Slave Tree" because of the old chain embedded in the tree trunk with an old lock attached to it. This was thought to have been used to chain slaves to the tree while they were auctioned off to the highest bidder.

Stuntman Johan Behr performed at the newly opened Club Oxygen on South Africa’s Heritage Day on September 24, 2010. Present to enjoy the stunts, disco, live band and braai were dozens of school kids from Mossel Bay.