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 "THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT OF HOLLAND MARSH" - Ansnorveldt Posted by:  Jake39
N 44° 05.135 W 079° 32.476
17T E 616784 N 4882412
This sign is located on Dufferin St. next to Emma Rd., about 5 kms north of 'Highway 9' west of Newmarket and south of Bradford
Waymark Code: WMFNJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/25/2006
Views: 106
The Holland Marsh consists of 7,000 acres of reclaimed land in the Schomberg River Valley. Named after an early provincial official, this fertile area was drained between 1925 and 1930. John Snor, Canadian represenative of the Netherlands Emigration Foundation, visited the sparsely settled marsh and proposed the relocation here of recent Dutch immigrants in Ontario. Assisted by grants from the Netherlands, Canada and Ontario, fifteen Dutch families many from Friesland and Gronigen originally, settled on the marsh in 1934 and formed the nucleus of the community of Ansnorveldt.
Later, Dutch farmers settled throughout the marsh , through skilled farming practice and co-operative management, the Dutch were the first group successfully to develop the marsh as one of Ontario's most important vegetable growing districts.
Address or location of plaque: Dufferin St & Emma Rd. in Ansnorveldt
Physical location of plaque: Village
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Yes, see first photograph of the sign for the village.
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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