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Nederland Trivia

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    How much do you know about Nederland?
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  • In what year was Nederland officially placed on the map?
    1897
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  • In 1948, the name of Main St. was changed to what current Nederland street?
    Boston Ave.
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  • The newly founded land company for Nederland built a hotel to accommodate arriving settlers until they could build. This hotel was called...
    Orange Hotel
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  • The first school in Nederland was destroyed by...
    The Hurricane of 1900
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  • What American country music singer and actor attended Nederland schools in the early 1900s?
    Tex Ritter
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  • In 1911, Nederland built its first brick school on the site that is now the playground of what elementary school?
    Langham Elementary
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  • Who is Nederland's new Chief of Police?
    Gary Porter
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  • The Nederland Pharmacy was founded in what year?
    1902
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  • The first Hollander to arrive in Nederland was...
    George Rienstra
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  • In 1901, just 7 miles north of Nederland, what happened to usher in the new petro-chemical age?
    Lucus Gusher at Spindletop
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  • The Nederland High School annual, The Pilot, was first published in what year?
    1928
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  • In what year did Nederland win the state championship in football?
    1957
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  • As a tribute to its Dutch heritage, the Nederland Windmill was built and dedicated in what year?
    1969
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  • In March of 1976 which Nederland museum was built to honor the French settlers from Southern Louisiana?
    La Maison des Acadiennes
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  • Which Nederland graduate sings in the American a cappella group called Home Free?
    Tim Foust
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  • Who was the quarterback for Big Ned in 1985 when Nederland defeated PNG for the first time in over 20 years?
    1986 Graduate Monte Barrow
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