Dutch Settlement of Holland Marsh

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Plaque Location

The Netherlands
Nieuwe Pekela
At the town hall in Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, The Netherlands

Plaque Summary from the Ontario Heritage Trust's website

In 1934, 15 Dutch families, many from Groningen and Friesland, immigrated to Canada and settlied on reclaimed land in the Schomberg River valley. Using skilled farming techniques and cooperative management, they began to develop the Holland Marsh into one of the most important vegetable-growing districts in Ontario.

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