Hollandsburg, Indiana

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

History

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