History It began as a plantation, but by the end of the 18th century,  parcels of land were sold to saw-millers. In 1798, it was a coffee plantation owned by Erve Weber & Co. A cemetery was established there and people began to settle in Werk-en-rust and became an extension of Stabroek by 1799. It is located south of Stabroek, which began as a two-mile brick road with a row of houses on each side of the road. By 1812, Werk-en-rust was one of eight wards of a city called Germantown. The other wards were Charles Town, Cumingsburg, Kingston, Lacy Town, New Town, and Robb Town. The wards were created from the Eve Leary, Le Repentir, La Bourgade, and Vlissengen, and Werk-en-Rust plantations.
History It began as a plantation, and by the end of the 18th century, its size was reduced as parcels of land began to be sold off to saw-millers. In 1798, it was a coffee plantation owned by Erve Weber & Co. A cemetery was established there , people began to settle in Werk-en-rust , and it became an extension of Stabroek by 1799. It is located south of Stabroek, which began as a two-mile brick road with a row of houses on each side of the road. By 1812, Werk-en-rust was one of eight wards of a city called Germantown. The other wards were Charles Town, Cumingsburg, Kingston, Lacy Town, New Town, and Robb Town. The wards were created from the Eve Leary, Le Repentir, La Bourgade, and Vlissengen, and Werk-en-Rust plantations.
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