Hollandsburg, Indiana

Hollandsburg
Unincorporated community

Parke County's location in Indiana
Hollandsburg

Location in Parke County

Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W / 39.76028°N 87.07222°W / 39.76028; -87.07222Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W / 39.76028°N 87.07222°W / 39.76028; -87.07222
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Parke County
Township Union Township
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
ZIP code 47872
GNIS feature ID 449670[1]

Hollandsburg or Hollandsburgh is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States.

History

A post office was established at Hollandsburg in 1853, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The community was named for a Kentucky minister named Holland who was a personal friend of John Collings, who built the first residence.[3]

Hollandsburg is the site of the 1977 St. Valentine's Day Massacre, in which four young men entered a trailer home and shot to death four brothers and wounded their mother.[4] Roger Drollinger, a 24 year old habitual criminal, expected to go to prison the next day on a drug charge, and decided to commit a thrill killing while he still had the opportunity.[4] Drollinger and his followers – Daniel Stonebraker, Michael Wright, and David Smith – were all found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.[5]

Roger Drollinger, then aged 60, died in prison on January 29, 2014.[5]

Geography

Hollandsburg is located at 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W / 39.76028°N 87.07222°W / 39.76028; -87.07222 at an elevation of 741 feet.

References

  1. ↑ "Hollandsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 219.
  4. 1 2 http://occasionaljustice.com/Drollinger.html
  5. 1 2 Staff writers (2014-01-30). "Retro Indy: 1977 Hollandsburg massacre". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-03-14.


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