Holland Landing, Ontario

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Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario. Its major road is Yonge Street (bypassed by the former Ontario provincial highway 11) and the village has bus service by GO Transit and York Region Transit. The East Gwillimbury GO train station is in the south-east corner of Holland Landing, providing weekday commuter train service. The East Holland River runs through the town and has several marinas for recreational boats.

Most of Holland Landing's internal economy is based on the service industry, and some manufacturing. The village has three primary schools, Holland Landing Public School (YRDSB), Park Avenue Public School (YRDSB) and Good Shepherd Catholic School (YCDSB).

In 1793, Governor John Graves Simcoe discovered what would be the future site of Holland Landing, originally known as St. Albans, and believed this area would make an ideal shipping and defense point between York (now Toronto) and Georgian Bay. Holland Landing was named after a British General named R.S. Holland, who established the first British garrison here. Samuel Lount, a martyr of the 1837 Rebellion led by William Lyon Mackenzie, farmed and operated a smithy here. Lount was captured later, convicted of treason, and hanged on April 12, 1838.

A major landmark of Holland Landing is the Anchor at Anchor Park. The Anchor was made in England, for a frigate that was under construction on Lake Huron. The Anchor had made it to Holland Landing when the War of 1812 ended. The Anchor never made it any further. The anchor is fifteen and a half feet long and weighs approximately 4000 lbs.