Everything about The Holland Purchase totally explained
The
Holland Purchase is a large tract of land in what is now western portion of the
U.S. state of
New York. It consisted of about 3,250,000 acres (13,000 km²) of land from a line approximately 12 miles (19 km) to the west of the
Genesee River to the present western border and boundary of New York State.
The land bought by
Holland Land Company was formed in
1796 by
Wilheim Willink and a group of fellow
Dutch bankers from
Robert Morris. The bankers initially had hired trustees in the
United States, because it wasn't legal at that time for them to directly own the property. Robert Morris, however, prevailed upon the New York Legislature to repeal that ordinance, which it did shortly thereafter. This area of western New York today is sometimes known as
Genesee Country or
Western New York or the
Niagara Frontier to distinguish it from the
Finger Lakes region. In recent years, the term
Buffalo-Niagara has become popular, and has become the name given to the local
airport
A sales office for the Holland Land Company was opened in
1801 by surveyor and agent
Joseph Ellicott in
Batavia where land was sold until 1846 when the company was dissolved. Some plots of land were given to persons upon condition that they establish improvements, such as inns and taverns, to encourage growth. The office still exists and is a museum of the Holland Purchase, designated a
National Historic Landmark.
In 1802, the entire Holland Purchase, as well as the 500,000 acre (2,000 km²)
Morris Reserve immediately to the east, was split off from
Ontario County and constituted
Genesee County. In the 40 years after it was erected, Genesee County was repeatedly split to form all or parts of the counties of
Allegany (
1806),
Niagara (
1808),
Cattaraugus (
1808),
Chautauqua (
1808),
Erie (
1821),
Monroe (
1821),
Livingston (
1821),
Orleans (
1824), and
Wyoming (
1841).
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