The Pioneer Column, a military volunteer force of settlers organised by Cecil Rhodes, founded Salisbury on 12 September 1890 as a fort. They originally named the city Fort Salisbury after The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, the then British prime minister, and it subsequently became known simply as Salisbury.
On the 3 May 1935, Salisbury achieved city status.
Commerce & Industry
- African Commercial Co.
- Bain Bros
- Bothwell & Co
- Central Cotton Ginneries (Southern Rhodesia) Ltd
- G North & Son Ltd
- James E Nicholls
- Lennon Limited
- Rhodesian Milling & Manufacturing Co Ltd
- Rhodesian Vanadium Corporation
- United Tobacco Companies (South) Ltd
- William Bain & Co (Rhodesia) Ltd
