Holland Marsh is a farm-producing flatlands that much of the area that used to be a swamp. The area is located northwest of Toronto and southwest of Lake Simcoe. It was later drained which made room for farms. The length is about 15 km long and about 4 km wide. The location runs from 44 to 44.15 N and from 73.8 to about 73.65 W. The swamplands are presently to the northeast and are a protected area. The Holland River flows in the middle of the marsh. Holland Landing is located to the east. Holland Marsh divides Gwillimbury into East Gwillimbury to the east and Bradford-West Gwillimbury to the west (then West Gwillimbury) and King is south of the Holland River extending east to Bathurst, Bradford is located northeast of the swamp. The Holland Canal which runs in the northern portion lies near the hills and runs within Canal Road to near Bradford. Holland marsh are entirely irrigated with ditches on the side of the countryside roads. The main crop of the area are fruits and vegetables. The superhighway (Highway 400) crosses in the westcentral portion of Holland Marsh, Yonge Street and the CN rail (Toronto - Barrie) is situated to the northeast. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Holland Landing is a village in the Town of East Gwillimbury in the Regional Municipality of York, in South-central Ontario. ... East Gwillimbury, is a town on the Holland River in the Regional Municipality of York. ... Bradford West Gwillimbury, town in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe in the Greater Toronto Area on the Holland River. ... King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Bradford is the primary urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario. ... Highway 400 as part of the 400-series network Highway 400, known previously as the Toronto-Barrie Highway, is a key north-south route linking Toronto to Central and Northern Ontario. ... Yonge Street in Toronto before a marathon Yonge Street (pronounced young), located in Ontario, Canada, is a major arterial street in Toronto and a provincial highway. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ...

Geography

The marsh extends from southwest of Canal Road and Highway 9 (Orangeville - Newmarket), south to Highway 9 and Jane Street, near Bradford and northeast into Lake Simcoe. The marsh is surrounded by hills scattered to the north and the south with plentiful of pine forests and to the east. The forests also lie to the west.

History

Around the spring of 2000, a tornado plundered the central portion of the marsh ruining a carrot crop which was already planted. The funnel cloud almost formed a tornado but was short lived. This article is about the year 2000. ...