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The river Gouwe, near Gouda, runs across the A12 freeway.

In Illinois, met zwembad? Vanzelfsprekend.

Mena is named for Folmina Margaretha Janssen-De Goeijen, wife of the Zwolle guy who financed the local railroad.

Top-verhuizer Bekins was vroeger Bekius, uit Friesland. De eerste die opslagruimte aanbood.

His name was Don van Vliet, of Dutch descent, likely Utrecht.

Ze stamde af van Harmen Harmensen uit Brabant, Pieter van Sintern, Jan Hermans, en van Hans, Ellie, Herman, Saar en Willem Goverts.

Louis van Wezel from Amsterdam was a diamond merchant. He financed the venue.

Isaac van Westenbrugge vond z’n naam te lang. Dochter Trudie trouwde met Bennie Gordon. Dat loste het op.

Founder Jim Wiers hailed from the Henk and Katrien Wiers immigrant family.

Dest speelde voor Almere, Ajax, Barcelona en PSV. Hij is 23.

Though founded by German farmers, they honored the Netherlands that had welcomed and fed them before they crossed the Atlantic.