![]() ![]() Holland Harbor Light near Holland, Michigan. The Settlers House Museum, a building that survived the great fire, contains furnishings and relics from the 19th century. Another, the Cappon House Museum, was built in 1874 and is a historic museum that once housed the first mayor of Holland, Dutch immigrant Isaac Cappon. The Holland Museum contains exhibits about the city's history. Over 28% of the population identified as being of Dutch descent. The city is perhaps best known for its Dutch heritage, which serves not only as a part of the city's cultural identity, but the local economy as well: the Tulip Time Festival in May and various Dutch-themed attractions augment the nearby Lake Michigan shoreline in attracting thousands of tourists annually. ( November 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ![]() Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. Due to the Great Michigan Fire (which included the Port Huron Fire of 1871), Manistee and Port Huron, Michigan, also burned at the same time. The city suffered a major fire on October 8-9, 1871, at the same time as the Great Chicago Fire in Illinois and the very deadly Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin. On March 25, 1867, Holland was incorporated as a city with Isaac Cappon being the city's first mayor. In 1847, Van Raalte established a congregation of the Reformed Church in America, which would later be called the First Reformed Church of Holland. In Holland's early history, Van Raalte was a spiritual leader, as well as overseeing political, educational and financial matters. Chief Peter Waukazoo and Reverend George Smith decided to move the community and the Ottawa Mission from Holland up to Northport (on the Leelanau Peninsula), voyaging on boats and canoes. Eventually, the natives moved north to preserve their way of life and culture. Soon, Dutch leaders tried to force the natives into wooded land in Allegan County. The Dutch were unwilling to accept the Ottawa people's mix of Catholic and Native culture. Dutch settlers began stealing sugar and venison from the Ottawa. The Dutch settlers and the Ottawa people never got along. Van Raalte and his colony settled on land in the midst of the Ottawa ( Odawa) people's Old Wing Mission Colony near the Black River where it streamed to Black Lake (now Lake Macatawa) which, in turn, led to Lake Michigan. Dire economic conditions in the Netherlands compelled them to emigrate, while their desire for religious freedom led them to unite and settle together as a group. Holland was settled in 1847 by Dutch Calvinist separatists, under the leadership of Dr. This attempt to work and live together was not valued by the next group who arrived. While generally unsuccessful in converting the Native population, the two groups worked together relatively closely for a short time. The Ottawa living here were primarily practicing Catholics, but Smith tried converting them to Protestantism. In 1846, Reverend George Smith established the Old Wing Mission as an outreach to the native population. Ottawa County was originally populated by Ottawa Indians. It is home to Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, institutions of the Reformed Church in America. Holland was founded by Dutch Americans, and is in an area that has a large percentage of citizens of Dutch American heritage. As of 2013, both areas are part of the Grand Rapids–Kentwood–Muskegon Combined Statistical Area. The Ottawa County portion is part of the Grand Rapids- Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Allegan County portion is part of the Holland Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coextensive with Allegan County. Holland is the largest city in both Ottawa and Allegan counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,051, with an urbanized area population of 113,164, as of 2015. The city spans the Ottawa/ Allegan county line, with 9.08 sq mi (23.52 km 2) in Ottawa and the remaining 8.13 sq mi (21.06 km 2) in Allegan. The city also attracts thousands of visitors each year for its annual Tulip Time Festival, which celebrates the area's Dutch heritage and vibrant tulip fields. It is home to a number of prominent companies, including Herman Miller, Haworth, and Johnson Controls. Holland is a thriving city with a diverse economy that includes manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and higher education. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River (formerly known locally as the Black River). Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. ![]()
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