Country United States County Parke County GNIS feature ID 449670 Zip code 47872 | State Indiana Township Union Township Elevation 226 m Local time Monday 9:36 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Hollandsburg or Hollandsburgh is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States.
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Map of Hollandsburg, IN 47872, USA
History
A post office was established at Hollandsburg in 1853, and remained in operation until 1902. The community was named for a Kentucky minister named Holland who was a personal friend of John Collings, who built the first residence.
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. 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. Drollinger and his followers – Daniel Stonebraker, Michael Wright, and David Smith – were all found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Roger Drollinger, then aged 60, died in prison on January 29, 2014.
Geography
Hollandsburg is located at 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W at an elevation of 741 feet.