With a company store, churches, school and recreation center at their fingertips, residents hardly needed to own a car, let alone drive outside their quaint community east of Gainesville. A century later, New Holland has gone through a renaissance of sorts, this time becoming a health care, education and now shopping hub for people throughout the Gainesville area. And the four-lane Jesse Jewell Parkway that runs through it is a major traffic artery.
New Holland: A new village rising
Old mill town site becoming a major community hub again