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Holland, Hampden, MA
In 1730 the area that would become the town of Holland was settled by Joseph Blodgett, whose descendants still live in the town today. The town was named after Lord Holland, an English statesman who lobbied for independence for the American colonies. The town was incorporated on July 5, 1783. It separated from the town of Wales, which had in turn separated from Brimfield a few years earlier, in 1775. Holland separated from Wales because the town center of Wales was up through a mountain which made it hard to get through. wikipedia
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- 1725 - Holland is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1796 - Holland is incorporated as a town
- 1839 - Holland
Holland, Massachusetts
Hampden county. Holland was taken from Brimfield in 1785. It lies 70 miles S.W. by W. from Boston and 20 E. by S. from Springfield. Population, 1837, 495. Holland has several ponds, and is otherwise watered by Quinnebaugh river. There is a cotton mill in the town, and 658...Read MORE... - 1845 - HOLLAND. [Pop. 423. Inc. 1796.]
Holland was once a part of Brimfield.
This little town is watered by a source of the Quinebaug, and it manufactures some cotton cloth.
Distance from Springfield, 20 miles; from Boston, 70.
An Elementary Geography for Massachusetts Children by William Bentley Fowle and Asa Fitz, 1845 - 1848 - Holland
This town was formerly a part of Brimfield. It was incorporated as a town in 1796. The Rev. Ezra Reeve, the first Congregational minister, was settled here in 1765. He died in 1818, at the age of 85. The next minister settled here was Rev. Enoch Burt. James Sandford, who succeeded Mr. Burt, was...Read MORE... - 1854 - Holland
Holland, a post-township of Hampden co., Massachusetts, 70 miles W. S. W. from Boston. Population, 449.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - Holland Massachusetts, 1890
Holland is a small farming town lying in the southeastern extremity of Hampden County, about 70 miles southwest of Boston. Its nearest railroad stations are on a branch of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, at Southbridge centre, about six and a half miles east, and at Palmer, some nine miles...Read MORE... - 1895 - Holland
Holland, a post-township of Hampden co., Mass., about 24 miles E. by S. of Springfield. It has a church. P. 201.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott 
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Holland, a post-township (town) of Hampden co., Mass., about 24 miles E. by S. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 169.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
Massaconnet Lake, from Massaconnet Park, Holland, Mass.
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1725 - Holland is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1796 - Holland is incorporated as a town
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1839 - Holland
Holland, Massachusetts
Hampden county. Holland was taken from Brimfield in 1785. It lies 70 miles S.W. by W. from Boston and 20 E. by S. from Springfield. Population, 1837, 495. Holland has several ponds, and is otherwise watered by Quinnebaugh river. There is a cotton mill in the town, and 658... Read MORE...
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1845 - HOLLAND. [Pop. 423. Inc. 1796.]
Holland was once a part of Brimfield.
This little town is watered by a source of the Quinebaug, and it manufactures some cotton cloth.
Distance from Springfield, 20 miles; from Boston, 70.
An Elementary Geography for Massachusetts Children by William Bentley Fowle and Asa Fitz, 1845
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1848 - Holland
This town was formerly a part of Brimfield. It was incorporated as a town in 1796. The Rev. Ezra Reeve, the first Congregational minister, was settled here in 1765. He died in 1818, at the age of 85. The next minister settled here was Rev. Enoch Burt. James Sandford, who succeeded Mr. Burt, was... Read MORE...
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1854 - Holland
Holland, a post-township of Hampden co., Massachusetts, 70 miles W. S. W. from Boston. Population, 449.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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Holland Massachusetts, 1890
Holland is a small farming town lying in the southeastern extremity of Hampden County, about 70 miles southwest of Boston. Its nearest railroad stations are on a branch of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, at Southbridge centre, about six and a half miles east, and at Palmer, some nine miles... Read MORE...
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1895 - Holland
Holland, a post-township of Hampden co., Mass., about 24 miles E. by S. of Springfield. It has a church. P. 201.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1916
Holland, a post-township (town) of Hampden co., Mass., about 24 miles E. by S. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 169.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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