Holland Land Company
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The Holland Land Company was a Dutch-owned land investment and development firm that played a major role in surveying, selling, and settling large tracts of land in western New York and Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical company
ⓘ
land development company ⓘ land investment company ⓘ |
| acquiredFrom | Robert Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivalRecords | Holland Land Company papers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Batavia, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | speculative land investment ⓘ |
| contributedTo | urban development in Buffalo region ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| goal | profit from resale of frontier lands ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major foreign investor in early U.S. frontier lands ⓘ |
| industry |
land speculation
ⓘ
real estate ⓘ |
| influenced |
patterns of settlement in western New York
ⓘ
town formation in western New York ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Holland Purchase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
survey of the Holland Purchase ⓘ |
| languageOfManagement | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalForm | private company ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
land acquisition
ⓘ
land sales ⓘ land surveying ⓘ settlement promotion ⓘ |
| notableOffice | Holland Land Office in Batavia, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRegion |
northwestern Pennsylvania
ⓘ
western New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operationalFocus | large tract land management ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dutch investors ⓘ |
| provided | long-term payment plans for settlers ⓘ |
| recordsHeldAt |
archives in the Netherlands
ⓘ
various archives in the United States ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier lands ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
development of northwestern Pennsylvania
ⓘ
development of western New York ⓘ |
| soldLandOn | credit ⓘ |
| soldLandTo | American settlers ⓘ |
| surveyMethod | rectangular survey system ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOwnership | foreign-owned company ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
land agents
ⓘ
surveyors ⓘ |
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