Holland, Georgia

Holland is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

The community was named after Charles I. Holland, an early postmaster.[2] An early variant name was "Holland's Store" after its local country store.[3] A post office was established as Holland's Store in 1879, the name was changed to Holland in 1889, and the post office closed in 1953.[4]

gollark: *cough*generics*cough*
gollark: I agree with the Go thing. It seems to be designed so that you can pick it up quickly, but also seems to have the mentality that the people actually using it (as opposed to the implementors) can't be trusted with any advanced features.
gollark: People *use* LISPs?
gollark: I still don't like it. It's just less bad.
gollark: They only seem to put windows on the left of cases for some annoying reason.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holland, Georgia
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Chattooga County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 38. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. "Chattooga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.



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