New Holland
NEW HOLLAND - Located along the southern shores of Lake Mattamuskeet, New Holland was settled and founded around 1911 by development companies that intended to drain the Lake for farmland. The venture changed hands three times and failed by 1934, and Lake Mattamuskeet was allowed to refill. The name "New Holland" is related to the Netherlands and its attempts to drain low-lying areas for farmland. Much of what was the New Holland community is now part of the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. How To Get There:
