Hollandsburg, Indiana

Hollandsburg or Hollandsburgh is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Hollandsburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Parke County's location in Indiana
Hollandsburg Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Township	Union
Elevation [1]	741 ft (226 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47872
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	449670

History

A post office was established at Hollandsburg in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3] The community was named for a Kentucky minister named Holland who was a personal friend of John Collings, who built the first residence.[4]

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.[5] 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.[5] Drollinger and his followers – Daniel Stonebraker, Michael Wright, and David Smith – were all found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.[6] Roger Drollinger, then aged 60, died in prison on January 29, 2014.[6]

Geography

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

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
2. "Hollandsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
3. "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
4. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 219.
5. http://occasionaljustice.com/Drollinger.html
6. Staff writers (2014-01-30). "Retro Indy: 1977 Hollandsburg massacre". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-03-14.