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Holland’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Holland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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The first permanent settlement at Holland was made in 1871. The area experienced growth with the arrival of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway in 1901. The town site was platted in 1902, and most likely was named after J. W. Holland, an early settler. A post office called Holland has been in operation since 1900.

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Holland, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Holland is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Holland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is United States Highway 61 Arch in Gosnell, 4.3 miles away.

Holland and the nearest listed places

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United States Highway 61 ArchMonday HouseAlexander McMillan HouseBlytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic DistrictBlytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic DistrictKress Building

Closest to Holland

United States Highway 61 ArchGosnell · Object4.3miMonday HouseLenox · Building4.6miAlexander McMillan HouseLenox · Built 17856.6miBlytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic DistrictBlytheville · District8.2miBlytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic DistrictBlytheville · District8.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. United States Highway 61 Arch’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Holland?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Holland’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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