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In 1847, 800 Dutch immigrants led by Dominee Hendrik "Henry" P. Scholte settled the area known as Pella.The name "Pella" is a reference to Pella of the Decapolis, where the Christians of Jerusalem had found refuge during the Roman–Jewish war of 70; [4] the name was selected because the Dominee and his followers sought religious freedom as well.