Dutch in Michigan

Dutch in Michigan is a Michigan historical marker in Holland, Ottawa County, dedicated 1957.

Ottawa County · dedicated 1957 · Centennial Park, Holland

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On February 9, 1847, the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte and a band of Hollanders founded the city of Holland. Within two years the other four original colonies—Graafschap, Zeeland, Vriesland, Overisel—had also been established. Plagued by illness and not accustomed to the task of clearing a wilderness, the settlers found their first year a hard one, but their suffering was to be repaid in the bountiful days ahead.

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