Article from the Holland Sentinel
Thursday, November 16, 1905

Hudsonville/Vriesland – It looks as if the stretch of land between Hudsonville and Vriesland is to supplant Kalamazoo as a great celery center. In Hudsonville and Vriesland, the celery industry is comparatively in its infancy. A little village of some 20 houses has been built just west of Hudsonville and is inhabited only by celery raisers. The soil is heavy, rich black muck, especially adapted to celery.