![]() In October 2007, declared South Holland to be the "Most Livable Metro-Area suburb" of the Chicago metropolitan area. The town was built on low ground near the Calumet River and was originally called de Laage Prairie (Low Prairie) to differentiate it from another Dutch settlement further north on higher ground and called de Hooge Prairie (now the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago). By the 1940s South Holland was known as the "Onion Set Capital of the World". Originally a general farming community, it later specialized in vegetable growing, especially onion sets. When the community formally incorporated as a village in 1894, its population was about 1,000. ![]() ![]() The area currently occupied by South Holland, Illinois, was first settled in 1846 by immigrants from South Holland, Netherlands. ( April 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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