Holland, Oregon
Holland is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. It is about eight miles southeast of Cave Junction, in the Illinois Valley south of Oregon Route 46.
Holland post office was established in 1899 and named for area pioneer James E. Holland. The office closed in 1960.
Holland is in the heart of the Josephine County gold mining district and is the home of the Holland Loop Store and Foris Vineyards Winery.
References
- ^ "Holland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 473. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 237–238. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
External links
- Image of the Holland Store from Flickr
- Oregon Caves History Loop Tour with details about Holland
- "Ghost Towns of the Illinois River Valley". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
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