Anthony Henry Holland
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Anthony Henry Holland was a Halifax businessman and printer.
Holland is best known for founding the Acadian Recorder
in 1813. In 1819, he founded and successfully ran the first paper mill in Atlantic Canada. It was known as the Acadia Paper Mill
and was located on the Nine Mile River
, near Bedford Basin
.
Holland is best known for founding the Acadian Recorder
Acadian Recorder
The Acadian Recorder was a weekly newspaper published during the 19th century in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The newspaper was originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland. He died in 1830 and the paper eventually came under the ownership of Hugh William Blackadar.- References :* * * * *...
in 1813. In 1819, he founded and successfully ran the first paper mill in Atlantic Canada. It was known as the Acadia Paper Mill
Acadia Paper Mill
The Acadia Paper Mill was established in Nova Scotia by Anthony Henry Holland around 1819. It was the second paper mill in Canada and the first in Atlantic Canada.The mill was built on the Nine Mile River, near Bedford Basin...
and was located on the Nine Mile River
Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia
Nine Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...
, near Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast.-Geography:Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality and is oriented northwest-southeast, measuring approximately 8 kilometres long and 5...
.